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Why knowing what’s ‘normal’ at every stage is the key to human development for homeschool moms — and how it transforms your teen’s high school transcript.

Understanding human development for homeschool moms helps you set realistic expectations that transform how you experience every stage of parenting—and it all clicks for me when my “cousin” Vicki Tillman, coach, counselor and podcaster at the Homeschool High School podcast explains the intersection between human development and high school expectations.

As homeschool moms, we’re feet on the ground in the human development process every single day. And when we understand child development from an academic perspective, suddenly those “difficult” moments with our kids become fascinating glimpses into normal, healthy growth. And also, we have so much more patience!

To top it off, this same knowledge can become one of the most valuable credits on your teen’s homeschool high school transcript—what Vicki calls a “sparkle credit” that colleges actually love to see.

Why Human Development for Homeschool Moms Makes an Excellent High School Course

It’s Development, Not Disrespect

This is one of the clearest examples of human development for homeschool moms in action: individuation, and it’s exactly what’s supposed to happen.

Remember when your teenager suddenly started pushing back on everything? (Or maybe she wasn’t yet a teen, and she was 9!) The curriculum they loved last year is now “boring.” The family traditions they cherished feel “childish.” Yo