# Family Profiles

This file keeps family context together so schedules, chore plans, routines, and support ideas can be shaped around who everyone actually is.

## Parents

### Tanya Laura Steward

- Maiden name: Caya
- Date of birth: January 28, 1991
- Enneagram: 6/2
- Myers-Briggs: ENFJ
- Notes: Tanya feels like both Enneagram 6 and 2 show up strongly.
- Current family role: Stay-at-home mom, homeschool/unschooling lead, and primary household/kids manager.
- Current business note: Tanya is taking a break from DIY Wedding Helper after the July 2-6, 2026 business trip to focus on family systems, home routines, and future organization.

### Travis Martin Steward

- Nickname: Trav
- Date of birth: May 3, 1983
- Married Tanya: June 23, 2023
- Enneagram: 8
- Myers-Briggs: INFJ
- Work role: Protector/provider orientation; runs his own business from his computer.
- Support need: Needs a clear, easy, organized system that lets him manage the kids while still working.
- Notes: Tanya describes Travis as very high-IQ, around 134-137.

## Kids

### Navie Alice Steward

- Pronunciation: Navie is said like "Navy"
- Date of birth: May 11, 2014
- Relationship: Daughter
- Current age/context: 12 in Tanya's current description.
- Learning context: Homeschooled/unschooled hybrid family.
- Notes: Advanced for her age, very smart, and unfiltered.
- Family dynamic: Navie and Mayzie often struggle to get along; they are about four years apart.

### Mayzie Grace Steward

- Date of birth: July 26, 2018
- Relationship: Daughter
- Name note: Birth certificate has the name entered incorrectly/backwards as "Steward, Mayzie."
- Learning context: Homeschooled/unschooled hybrid family.
- Notes: Tanya describes Mayzie as more innocent and very different from Navie.
- Eye care: Has been struggling with a lazy eye and needs a consistent eye-patch/training routine.
- Device context: Needs consistent device boundaries because she can become very device-focused.

### Ledger Martin Steward

- Date of birth: March 28, 2022
- Relationship: Son
- Current age/context: 4 in Tanya's current description.
- Interests: Loves cars.
- Notes: Tanya describes Ledger as a good boy.
- Social context: Does not have a lot of friends to play with yet; family is working on building community in the new neighborhood.

## Extended Family

### Cathy Steward

- Relationship: Kids' grandmother and nanny / mother-in-law connection.
- Homeschool connection: Cathy Steward is becoming a pen pal for the kids. She plans to send letters that should arrive in late July 2026. Starting in September, Tanya wants the kids to send Cathy one letter per month as a real writing and life-skills rhythm.

## Tanya's Friends And Correspondence

### Biz Board Friends

- Tanya wants to write handwritten letters alongside the kids during the first September pen-pal assignment so letter-writing becomes a shared family rhythm.
- September targets: Janel and Heather. Both have sent Tanya letters before, and Tanya plans to use the return addresses from those letters. Each letter should include something special and a family photo.
- Janel lives in Michigan, United States.
- Heather lives in the United States; exact state/address to confirm from her previous letter.
- Ri / Rihanna lives in Vancouver, BC but is moving soon. Tanya wants to ask for her new address and likely send Ri a letter in October instead of September.

## Family Learning And Lifestyle

- The kids are currently homeschooled.
- The family believes in child-led learning, homeschooling, and unschooling, using a hybrid approach.
- Summer is lighter and not focused on heavy schoolwork.
- Tanya wants to revisit homeschool planning at the end of August for September.
- Monthly writing plan: use Cathy Steward's pen-pal letters as a real-world language arts project. Starting in September, the kids should send Cathy one letter per month. They will learn how to read a personal letter, plan a reply, write with spelling/punctuation/paragraph practice, address an envelope, add postage, and send a letter properly. Tanya wants to write her own friendship letters during the first September letter-writing session so the kids see real adult correspondence too.
- The family believes technology can help kids become tech-savvy, but iPads/phones need consistent limits and routines so device time does not take over.
- Desired rhythm: device time plus outside time, activity, family contribution, and basic hygiene.
- Family style: More traditional family structure, with Travis mainly protector/provider and Tanya mainly home, kids, homeschooling, and household lead.
- When Tanya is away, Travis does not need to force full breakfast/lunch/dinner structure; breakfast and dinner are the key anchors, with snacks through the day and lunch optional.
- Before grocery orders while Tanya is away, Travis should check the bank account and make sure Tanya has at least $200-$300 available.
- Cleaning goals should focus on small 5-15 minute resets, not deep cleaning. The kids can help with kitchen reset, dishes, dirty clothes, laundry starts/switches, and robot vacuums.