Our Gifted Kids Podcast
Share the journey of parenting gifted kids with Sophia as she interviews experts from the global gifted community. Gifted is more than just a high IQ and parenting gifted kids is hard and lonely. Our community shares knowledge, celebrates our quirkiness and provides a safe place to be gifted and neurodivergent. Parents, researchers, psychologists, educators, authors, and more all connect here with advice and support, so we have everything we need for every member of our family to thrive. At www.ourgiftedkids.com find show notes, blogs, free resources, a paid member community, subscribe to our free newsletter or get...
S5 E92 · Thu, August 29, 2024
#092 ADHD in Gifted Individuals: Insights w/ William Curb
In this episode, Sophia welcomes William Curb, the creator and host of the 'Hacking Your ADHD' podcast. They discuss the journey of discovering and managing ADHD from lived experiences, the importance of understanding, good strategies, tools and medication. William shares that recognition and acceptance of having ADHD, alongside building routines and accountability, are crucial for effective management. They explore the misconceptions around ADHD, the different ways it manifests in children and adults, and the strengths that can arise from well-managed ADHD. - - - - Enjoyed the podcast? Subscribe & leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - We get it. Parenting gifted kids is hard. If you’re feeling seen, join the Our Gifted Kids online community for more support. Access our Unpacking Gifted course for a deep understanding of giftedness. Love the podcast? Leave a review or find out more about supporting the podcast . Subscribe to our newsletter. Download your FREE ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting Gifted Kids Want to sponsor this podcast or be a guest? Get in touch! For ebooks, blogs, show notes and more go to www.ourgiftedkids.com - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids - - - - Episode Resources www.hackingyouradhd.com - - - - Stay quirky and see you again soon! - Sophia
S5 E91 · Thu, August 01, 2024
#091 From Frustration to Fascination: Guiding Gifted Kids w/ Dr. Joanne Foster
In this episode, Dr. Joanne Foster, an expert in gifted education and author, shares her journey and insights into supporting the wellbeing of gifted children. Originating from a classroom experience that sparked her interest in gifted education, Dr. Foster dives into topics such as motivating gifted children, the importance of finding an optimal match between a child's interests and their learning tasks, and avoiding the potential pitfalls of labeling children with 'potential.' Dr. Foster discusses her books on procrastination and offers practical tips for parents to help their gifted children navigate their educational journeys while maintaining balance and resilience. - - - - Enjoyed the podcast? Subscribe & leave us a review! 5 stars will do! We get it. Parenting gifted kids is hard. If you’re feeling seen, join the Our Gifted Kids online community for more support. Access our Unpacking Gifted course for a deep understanding of giftedness. Love the podcast? Leave a review or find out more about supporting the podcast . Subscribe to our newsletter. Download your FREE ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting Gifted Kids Want to sponsor this podcast or be a guest? Get in touch! For ebooks, blogs, show notes and more go to www.ourgiftedkids.com - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids - - - - Stay quirky and see you again soon! - Sophia
S5 E90 · Thu, July 11, 2024
#090 Gifted but Struggling: A Deep Dive into Underachievement w/ Brianne Hudak
In this insightful podcast episode, Sophia welcomes Brianne Hudak, a seasoned educator and current doctoral student specializing in educational leadership, to discuss underachievement among gifted students. Brianne shares her extensive experience in various educational roles and her dedication to supporting gifted and talented students. The conversation explores the reasons behind gifted underachievement, its impact on mental health, educational strategies to address it, and the long-term effects into adulthood. - - - - Enjoyed the podcast? Subscribe & leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Enjoyed the podcast? Subscribe & leave us a review! 5 stars will do! We get it. Parenting gifted kids is hard. If you’re feeling seen, join the Our Gifted Kids online community for more support. Access our Unpacking Gifted course for a deep understanding of giftedness. Love the podcast? Leave a review or find out more about supporting the podcast . Subscribe to our newsletter. Download your FREE ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting Gifted Kids Want to sponsor this podcast or be a guest? Get in touch! For ebooks, blogs, show notes and more go to www.ourgiftedkids.com - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids - - - - Stay quirky and see you again soon! - Sophia
S5 E89 · Fri, June 14, 2024
#089 When Sounds Hurt: Misophonia w/ Dr Heidi Lack
In this episode, host Sophia welcomes Dr. Heidi Lack, psychologist and registered art therapist with over three decades of extensive clinical experience. Dr. Lack shares her expertise in behavioural medicine, sensory sensitivities, and neurodiversity, discussing her personal journey and unique experiences with giftedness and misophonia. The conversation delves deep into the complex nature of misophonia, its impact, and effective interventions. Dr. Lack also explains how the condition intersects with empathy and sensory processing, offering valuable insights and practical strategies for managing misophonia in daily life. - - - - Enjoyed the podcast? Subscribe & leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Enjoyed the podcast? Subscribe & leave us a review! 5 stars will do! We get it. Parenting gifted kids is hard. If you’re feeling seen, join the Our Gifted Kids online community for more support. Access our Unpacking Gifted course for a deep understanding of giftedness. Love the podcast? Leave a review or find out more about supporting the podcast . Subscribe to our newsletter. Download your FREE ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting Gifted Kids Want to sponsor this podcast or be a guest? Get in touch! For ebooks, blogs, show notes and more go to www.ourgiftedkids.com - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids - - - - Episode Resources www.drheidilack.com - - - - Stay quirky and see you again soon! - Sophia
S5 E88 · Mon, June 10, 2024
#088 New Season, New Energy: Embracing 2024 with Our Gifted Kids
Welcome to the New Season of Our Gifted Kids Podcast! Join Sophia Elliott as she kicks off a new season of the Our Gifted Kids Podcast. Reflecting on a challenging yet transformative 2023, Sophia shares her journey of personal growth and the balancing act of parenting gifted, neurodivergent children. Learn about exciting new updates, including upcoming episodes, and new course offerings. Sophia also extends heartfelt gratitude to her listeners and the gifted community for their unwavering support. Tune in for a year full of insightful collaborations, resources, and the relentless pursuit to help every gifted family thrive. 00:00 Introduction to Our Gifted Kid Podcast 00:39 A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Community 01:20 Reflecting on a Challenging Year 04:12 New Beginnings and Future Plans 06:33 Exciting Updates and Collaborations 08:59 Closing Remarks and How to Connect - - - Enjoyed the podcast? Subscribe & leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - We get it. Parenting gifted kids is hard. If you’re feeling seen, join the Our Gifted Kids online community for more support. Access our Unpacking Gifted course for a deep understanding of giftedness. Love the podcast? Leave a review, make a one time donation , become a patron or find out more about supporting the podcast . Subscribe to our newsletter. Download your FREE ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting Gifted Kids Want to sponsor this podcast or be a guest? Get in touch! For ebooks, blogs, show notes and more go to www.ourgiftedkids.com - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids - - - - <strong id= "docs-internal-guid-e53e1160-7fff-22b4-408
S5 E87 · Sat, September 30, 2023
#087 Unpacking dangerous myths about gifted & 2E boys w/ Deborah Gennarelli
#087 Unpacking dangerous myths about gifted & 2E boys w/ Deborah Gennarelli In this episode, we’re talking to Deborah Gennarelli about gifted and twice exceptional (2E) boys. A great episode unpacking those dangerous myths about gifted boys, diving into what makes them different, and providing real hands-on strategies to walk away with. Memorable quote… “ “I've particularly noticed, with the boys that I worked with, the emotional intensity. So these students think and feel deeply and often differently than other children. This is especially true for 2E boys who are wrestling with the fact that they're gifted, but they also feel inadequate or shame or other negative emotions. And I saw that with all the boys that I wrote about. They knew they were really smart, but then they started questioning, "Am I really smart?” - Deborah Gennarelli Bio… An experienced educator and gifted intervention specialist, Deborah Gennarelli has a master's degree in gifted education and her passion has been recognised by Teacher of the Year awards in three different school districts as well as an “All-County Teacher” award. As a gifted intervention specialist, she developed gifted education programs in several districts and now also consults; providing professional development on topics relevant to gifted children and supporting parents and students. A national speaker on the identification and support of gifted and 2e children, Deborah has also written the newly released, ‘Twice Exceptional Boys: A Roadmap to Getting it Right’. She is currently co-writing a second book about neurodiversity in adults and is a member of NAGC (National Association for Gifted Children), OAGC (Ohio Association for Gifted Children, and SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted). - - - - Enjoyed the podcast? Subscribe & leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - We get it, if you’re feeling seen join the Our Gifted Kids online community for more support. Access our Unpacking Gifted course for a deep understanding of giftedness. Love the podcast? Leave a review, make a one-time donation , become a patron or find out more about supporting the podcast . Subscribe to our newsletter. Download your FREE ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting Gifted Kids Want to sponsor this podca
S5 E86 · Fri, September 01, 2023
#086 What is living with ADHD really like? w/ Meghann Birks
In this episode we’re talking to coach Meghann Birks about being gifted and having ADHD, late-in-life diagnosis, lived experience of ADHD, how we can manage from day to day, the challenges, the strengths, parenting and so much more. Memorable quote… “ “I think that the flip side of this is that there are things I found challenging as an adult and as a mother, that when I started to really understand my brain, the perspective changed. And then there was another layer of perspective shift for me that came when I started to do the work on reparenting myself. My 10-year-old son is constantly doing cartwheels and running around and I used to get quite resentful, especially in public spaces. I'm like, don't run into people. Be quiet. You know? All those social norms that we all feel the pressure of… And when I realised, my therapist asked me, ‘what was something you needed as a child that you didn't have?’ And my answer immediately was, I needed someone who could keep up with me. And immediately I went, I get to be that for him. And I can't always physically keep up with him because he is 10 and I am in my mid forties. However, I can give you the space for that exuberance to exist. And there is a huge part of the work that I do, especially with women, which coincides with midlife… Where a lot of the work that women do in midlife is far from a crisis. It is a reclamation of who we were before the world stamped it out of us.” - Meghann Birks Bio… Meghann Birks, is an Embodiment Coach and Trauma Informed Professional Trainer based on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula where she lives with her partner and two highly spirited boys. “I'm a coach, writer, dancer, Steel Mace Flow Coach and wannabe surf goddess who loves creating, coffee, lifting heavy, movement and sleep. I also have a wonderfully neurodivergent brain that shows itself via ADHD and I'm passionate about helping women with this diagnosis create an incredible life where they can flourish. I am fascinated by the stories we tell ourselves, how they impact us and how we can, with proper support, change the narrative to move us toward a pure and joyful expression of who we are and why we're here.” She holds the designation of Certified Professional Coach from the International Coach Academy, one of the world’s leading training organisations. This intensive course covered an array of learning modules and she was required to coach both internal and external clients under supervision from a Master Coach before she received her certificate. She also holds: Cert III in Fitness, Cert IV in Fitness (Personal Training), Completion of the Wim Hof Method Fundamentals Course, Numerous qualifications in the area of program design and
S4 E85 · Wed, July 05, 2023
#085 How to Use Creativity for Learning Differences & Executive Function w/ Dr Victoria Waller
In this episode, we’re talking to the vibrant and dynamic Dr. Victoria Waller about how to use creativity and a gifted child's interests to work on learning differences or practice executive function skills. An episode full of great ideas. You can find Dr. Waller's ebook “If you can Dream it, You can do it!’ here. Memorable quote… “ “So any parent that thinks, but I'm not creative, forget it. I've never met a child that can't build something.” - Dr. Victoria Waller “Every child wants to learn and it's hard for them, some of them, and it looks like they don't want to, but they do want to. I think the children with differences are geniuses of our time.” - Dr. Victoria Waller Bio… For over 40 years, Dr Victoria Waller has been a reading specialist and educational therapist. She helps children ages 5-11 who have trouble reading and writing, can't sit still in class, don't feel like they can participate—children whom teachers have all but given up on. Her book, Yes! Your Child Can - Creating Success for Children with Learning Differences, is #4 in Amazon’s New Releases in Children’s Learning Disorders. Every child can succeed in school and life, but some children need more help than others. She is here to help. Dr Waller holds a B.S in Education from Wayne State University, an M.Ed., is a certified reading specialist, and an Ed.D. focusing on reading and learning differences from the University of Cincinnati. She has been awarded the University of Cincinnati’s Distinguished Alumna College of Education Award, was one of three finalists for the L.A. Music Center’s Bravo Award for Outstanding Teaching. Her articles on creative reading and writing projects for children have been widely viewed on U.C.L.A.’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior website, and the award-winning Grandparentslink.com. She speaks about learning differences in children to many groups all over the United States. - - - - More… Love the podcast? Leave a review, leave a tip or become a Podcast Patron . - - - - Join our community and share the ups and downs with other parents of gifted kids. Find everything you need to know in our Unpacking Gifted Course . Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids and more. <a href= "https://ourgiftedkids.ck.page/fec078c5d
S4 E84 · Wed, June 07, 2023
#084 Executive Function Strategies for your Gifted & ADHD Kids w/ Dr Marnie Cumner
Join Dr Marnie Cumner to learn more about executive function in gifted, ADHD and autistic kids and adults and get lots of strategies and tips. Memorable quote… “ “Executive functioning is that term that relates to the set of thinking skills that are responsible for things like planning, organisation, getting started on things, finishing things, regulating your own attention, regulating your own behaviours and emotions. So it's the overarching skills that help to organise us and organise our thinking.” - Dr Marnie Cumner Bio… Dr Marnie Cumner is a Clinical Neuropsychologist on The Sunshine Coast, with specialised training in understanding how brain function affects our everyday thinking and behaviour. Paediatric Neuropsychology is a professional speciality, which focuses on understanding how the development of a child’s brain relates to their cognitive (thinking), behavioural, social and emotional functioning. Marnie provides assessment services for children and adolescents to better understand their individual strengths and difficulties. She investigates thinking skills, such as, memory, attention, language and problem-solving, as well as social-emotional functioning, academic performance and behaviour. Marnie uses the child’s individual profile of strengths and difficulties to provide tailored recommendations for improved learning, behaviour and emotion regulation. She uses a strengths-based model, which focuses on using a child’s strengths to minimise their difficulties. - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast . Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids Subscribe to our newsletter - - - - Join our community - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids Sponsor this podcast - - - - Episode Resources Dr Marnie Cumner’s Website: Sunsh
S4 E83 · Wed, May 24, 2023
#083 The 5 Levels of Giftedness - All Grown Up w/ Dr Deborah Ruf
In our GAW episode, we’re talking to Dr Deborah Ruf about the 5 Levels of Giftedness and her new book which follows those original children who are now all grown up. Memorable quote… “ “So, those are the five levels and you really can find lists of those with lots of details and early milestones and that's how I created it. It was after I looked at the milestones of children over the years and what they were like when they were born and what they were like when they were three months old and six months old, and then a year and then two years, and see what they are like. And then later we have scores and we see how those fit or don't fit. And it really is rather amazing how well the scores are in the range you would predict from those milestones.” - Dr Deborah Ruf Bio… Deborah L. Ruf earned a Ph.D. in Tests & Measurement with a minor in Learning & Cognition at the University of Minnesota. She worked as a private consultant and specialist in gifted assessment, test interpretation, and guidance for the gifted for 30 years. She is the author of the award-winning book Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind (2005) and retitled 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options in 2009. In 2023, Dr. Ruf will release her follow-up longitudinal book study of the now-adult children from the original book and how they are doing now. Her focus has now progressed toward the social and emotional health of the gifted adults who parent gifted children. For more than 40 years, Dr. Ruf has served as a keynote speaker, workshop, and conference presenter, and written chapters for 5 textbooks, more than 12 peer-reviewed journal articles, and 100 plus articles and handouts for newsletters, magazines, and websites. - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast . Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids Subscribe to our newsletter - - - - Join our community - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids <p dir="ltr
S4 E82 · Wed, May 10, 2023
#082 Growing Creativity in Gifted Kids w/ Stephanie Higgs
In this episode we’re talking to one of our favourite gifted educators and differentiation coach, Stephanie Higgs, about how we can all grow our creativity muscle, especially in our gifted kids. Memorable quote… “ “When we broaden that definition of what creativity even looks like, I think a lot more of us fit under that umbrella than we would initially think. And then even those of us who don't feel like it comes as naturally - that's one of the things I'm here to share today, is how we can grow and refine that area of talent.” - Stephanie Higgs Bio… Stephanie Higgs is a passionate, energetic, and engaging educator whose colleagues describe as radiating contagious joy. She has devoted her entire professional life to education, teaching in two of Tennessee’s three grand divisions. Stephanie earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she then taught for six years at a museum magnet school and helped students achieve up to three years’ growth in reading in a single year. After relocating to Middle Tennessee, Stephanie became a fourth-grade teacher, which had been her dream since she was a fourth grader herself! In 2019, Stephanie became a gifted educator and differentiation coach, where the staff quickly named her their Teacher of the Year before being named a region-level semi-finalist for Tennessee Teacher of the Year. Soon after, Stephanie was honoured with the TAG (Tennessee Association for the Gifted) Horizon Award, which is given to a gifted educator demonstrating promise and leadership in the field. Later, Stephanie was named the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) Teacher of the Year. Stephanie recently graduated with an additional graduate degree from Tennessee State University in Instructional Leadership and now serves on the executive board as secretary for the Tennessee Association for the Gifted. - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast . Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids Subscribe to our newsletter - - - - Join our community - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Inst
S4 E81 · Thu, April 27, 2023
#081 The Secret to Teaching Gifted Kids with Learning Differences w/ Dr Victoria Waller
In this episode, we’re talking to the vibrant and dynamic Dr Victoria Waller about teaching gifted kids with learning differences. Author, with over 40 years of experience, Dr Waller found the secret to engaging these awesome gifted kids! Memorable quote… “ “Look at Anderson Cooper, Richard Branson, astronaut Scott Kelly. They call them learning disabilities, but they're not. They're learning differences. They learn differently and they use their strengths and passions to learn. And that's what made them successful.” - Dr Victoria Waller Bio… For over 40 years, Dr Victoria Waller has been a reading specialist and educational therapist. She helps children ages 5-11 who have trouble reading and writing, can't sit still in class, don't feel like they can participate—children whom teachers have all but given up on. Her book, Yes! Your Child Can - Creating Success for Children with Learning Differences, is #4 in Amazon’s New Releases in Children’s Learning Disorders. Every child can succeed in school and life, but some children need more help than others. She is here to help. Dr Waller holds a B.S in Education from Wayne State University, an M.Ed., is a certified reading specialist, and an Ed.D. focusing on reading and learning differences from the University of Cincinnati. She has been awarded the University of Cincinnati’s Distinguished Alumna College of Education Award, was one of three finalists for the L.A. Music Center’s Bravo Award for Outstanding Teaching. Her articles on creative reading and writing projects for children have been widely viewed on U.C.L.A.’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior website, and the award-winning Grandparentslink.com. She speaks about learning differences in children to many groups all over the United States. - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast . Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids Subscribe to our newsletter - - - - Join our community - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids <p d
S4 E80 · Wed, April 19, 2023
#080 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Year of School - 5 Things You Need To Know
In this episode, our host Sophia Elliott takes us through the big 5 things you need to know about a gifted kids' first year of school. When should my gifted child go to school? Where should my gifted child go to school? How do I work with the School? What do I need to know about the academic journey? How do we get through the year looking after their social and emotional well-being? Memorable quote… “ “What are the top five things that we really need to know as parents? This episode is kind of like the cliff notes, and maybe that's showing my age. Anyone born after the seventies may not know what Cliff notes are, but back in the day, if you had to do an assignment on a book, but you didn't have time to read the book you would buy a tiny little book called Cliff Notes, which just told you about the book. They were great. So this episode's like the Cliff Notes on the previous episodes and all the great things that you need to know about that first year of school and a bunch of extra tips. So thank you so much for joining us on this.” - Sophia Elliott - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast . Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting Gifted Kids Subscribe to our newsletter - - - - Join our community - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids Sponsor this podcast - - - - Episode Resources Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School Series: <a href= "https://ourgiftedkids.com/074-parents-guide-to-gifted-kids-first-years-of-school-series-emily-pa
S4 E79 · Sun, April 09, 2023
#079 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School #3, Part 2 w/ Jess Farago
We're talking to Jess Farago, a provisional psychologist, and mum of a gifted child this week and today Part 2 of that conversation goes out. In this episode Jess shares how the second half of her son's first year of school went and all the tips and tricks she's discovered along the way. Memorable quote… “ "I like to do things with people and socialise and hang out with friends but I also found when we spent our holidays with more downtime than social time, it was so much better for him. I saw a different child starting one term when spent the last week of holidays doing nothing. We just hung out at home. Took the dog for a walk, hung out with family, and caught up with a couple of friends, but it was a really low-key break. He went back so refreshed." - Jess Farago Bio… Jess Farago is the mum of a gifted son; a 5-year-old who has recently completed his first year of primary school. In addition, Jess is a provisional psychologist who has a passion for neurodivergence and understanding the gifted and neurodiverse brain and behaviour. Jess observed differences between her son and other children when her son was a baby, and it was drawn to her attention by professionals, that her son might be gifted and to monitor it. Therefore, the journey of extensive gifted research, reading, understanding and ongoing observation began. Jess has found the path of being a mum to a gifted child filled with so much joy, however, it has not been easy and is exhausting. Some of the most challenging parts for Jess over the last 5 years has been with the stigma attached to the word 'gifted'. For years she felt isolated and that there was little to no support out there. But that didn't stop Jess from ensuring her son received as much support as possible wherever he went and that she advocated for him. This is where Jess found navigating the mainstream school system a challenge. Jess has good knowledge of the education system having worked in the school system and has been faced with some very positive experiences, however, there have been some big challenges in the mainstream school setting concerning her son. - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast . Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids Subscribe to our newsletter - - - - Join our community <p d
S4 E78 · Thu, April 06, 2023
#078 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School #3, Part 1 w/ Jess Farago
In this episode, we’re talking to Jess Farago, a provisional psychologist, and mum of a gifted child who is at the end of their first year of schooling. She shares with us their journey over the year and the tips and tricks she's discovered along the way. Memorable quote… “ “There's a stigma attached to it, which I found really hard dealing with. And I still do. I'm getting a lot more confident about it. But my heart races if someone says, ‘oh wow… look at [his] writing, look at his reading… you should have him assessed’. ‘Oh, I have, actually, he's gifted…’ But my heart's racing. I'm so used to the eye roll… It's really challenging… We are like a little team. It's definitely been difficult but it's also been amazing.” - Jess Farago Bio… Jess Farago is the mum of a gifted son; a 5-year-old who has recently completed his first year of primary school. In addition, Jess is a provisional psychologist who has a passion for neurodivergence and understanding the gifted and neurodiverse brain and behaviour. Jess observed differences between her son and other children when her son was a baby, and it was drawn to her attention by professionals, that her son might be gifted and to monitor it. Therefore, the journey of extensive gifted research, reading, understanding and ongoing observation began. Jess has found the path of being a mum to a gifted child filled with so much joy, however, it has not been easy and is exhausting. Some of the most challenging parts for Jess over the last 5 years has been with the stigma attached to the word 'gifted'. For years she felt isolated and that there was little to no support out there. But that didn't stop Jess from ensuring her son received as much support as possible wherever he went and that she advocated for him. This is where Jess found navigating the mainstream school system a challenge. Jess has good knowledge of the education system having worked in the school system and has been faced with some very positive experiences, however, there have been some big challenges in the mainstream school setting concerning her son. - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast . Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids Subscribe to our newsletter - - - - Join our <a href= "https://ourgif
S4 E77 · Fri, March 31, 2023
#077 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School Series #2 Part 2 w/ Stephanie Higgs
Today we finish our conversation with gifted educator and differentiation coach Stephanie Higgs, in part 2 of episode 2, in the Parents Guide to Gifted Kids' First Year of School Series. We talk about… where is the best place to send my gifted child to school and what kinds of qualifications educators might have, when is the best time to start school for gifted kids? What are the misconceptions about gifted learners? Memorable quote… “ ”A lot of our listeners are going to be parents, but I'm coming from the educational side, so I love partnering and saying we are a team. First and foremost, we are a team. You as the parent are your child's biggest advocate and you know them best. I have more experience on the education side and I have some background and some expertise and years of experience there. But you know your child the best. But the best part is we're both huge strong advocates for your kids. So we are a team. And so I think that kind of frees up some of that, ‘am I overstepping?’ ‘Am I saying too much?’ But you do know your kid best and you've had… four or five or six years of every minute, every day with this kiddo and a teacher is new to that picture. And so we do have to partner, we have to link... we really have to work together.” - Stephanie Higgs Bio… Stephanie Higgs is a passionate, energetic, and engaging educator whose colleagues describe as radiating contagious joy. She has devoted her entire professional life to education, teaching in two of Tennessee’s three grand divisions. Stephanie earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she then taught for six years at a museum magnet school and helped students achieve up to three years’ growth in reading in a single year. After relocating to Middle Tennessee, Stephanie became a fourth-grade teacher, which had been her dream since she was a fourth grader herself! In 2019, Stephanie became a gifted educator and differentiation coach, where the staff quickly named her their Teacher of the Year before being named a region-level semi-finalist for Tennessee Teacher of the Year. Soon after, Stephanie was honoured with the TAG (Tennessee Association for the Gifted) Horizon Award, which is given to a gifted educator demonstrating promise and leadership in the field. Later, Stephanie was named the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) Teacher of the Year. Stephanie recently graduated with an additional graduate degree from Tennessee State University in Instructional Leadership and now serves on the executive board as secretary for the Tennessee Association for the Gifted. - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find
S4 E76 · Wed, March 29, 2023
#076 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School Series #2 Part 1 w/ Stephanie Higgs
In episode 2 of Parents Guide to Gifted Kids' First Year of School Series, we’re talking to gifted educator and differentiation coach from Nashville, Tennessee, Stephanie Higgs. We talk about… where is the best place to send my gifted child to school and what kinds of qualifications educators might have, when is the best time to start school for gifted kids? What are the misconceptions about gifted learners? Memorable quote… “ ”One of the norms that we've established in my class is to lean into struggle. And again, if we wait until these kids are older to identify them or to serve them, it's really uncomfortable for them to lean into struggle because they have been set on cruise control for all this time in class. And so, it's really nice and powerful and we can start that at a young age because not only can we challenge them academically, but we can really pair that with some social-emotional support for how to handle challenges, how to lean into struggle, how to develop that stamina and that perseverance what that says about us as learners. Because I think sometimes it becomes almost an affront on who we are as a person when so much of our identity is in our intellect and in schooling, and all of a sudden it's challenging. What does that say about me if I can't do this? What if someone finds out that I don't know how to solve this problem? If we normalise that from the very beginning, we can teach those in tandem all the way.” - Stephanie Higgs Bio… Stephanie Higgs is a passionate, energetic, and engaging educator whose colleagues describe as radiating contagious joy. She has devoted her entire professional life to education, teaching in two of Tennessee’s three grand divisions. Stephanie earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she then taught for six years at a museum magnet school and helped students achieve up to three years’ growth in reading in a single year. After relocating to Middle Tennessee, Stephanie became a fourth-grade teacher, which had been her dream since she was a fourth grader herself! In 2019, Stephanie became a gifted educator and differentiation coach, where the staff quickly named her their Teacher of the Year before being named a region-level semi-finalist for Tennessee Teacher of the Year. Soon after, Stephanie was honored with the TAG (Tennessee Association for the Gifted) Horizon Award, which is given to a gifted educator demonstrating promise and leadership in the field. Later, Stephanie was named the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) Teacher of the Year. Stephanie recently graduated with an additional graduate degree from Tennessee State University in Instructional Leadership and now serves on the executive b
S4 E75 · Mon, March 27, 2023
Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School Series #1 Part 2 w/ Emily
We continue our conversation today, in Part 2 of Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School Series with Emily. Emily is a mum navigating those big questions with her gifted child who has just started reception (prep). This two-part episode covers when our gifted kids should start school, where they should go to school, what expectations we should have and much more… Memorable quote… “I think at the beginning of the year for us, we did think it was as simple as, do we go to our locally zoned government school, which we could walk to, or a local private school, which we could also walk to. And we thought that it was as simple as that. They were the two choices. And then suddenly, we were considering relocating and just anything became an option. But you're also, considering logistics and working, how are you supposed to do drop-offs and pickups whilst working and everything else? It felt like our whole life was kind of thrown up in the air and everything was an option, but then so many options were taken away as well.” - Emily More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast . Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids Subscribe to our newsletter - - - - Join our community - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids Sponsor this podcast - - - - Episode Resources AAEGT Early Entry to Primary Article #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years? Homeschooling - GHF <li dir="ltr" aria-lev
S4 E74 · Wed, March 22, 2023
#074 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School Series #1 Part 1 w/ Emily
Today we start our Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School Series with Emily. Emily is a mum navigating those big questions with her gifted child who has just started reception (prep). This two-part episode covers when our gifted kids should start school, where they should go to school, what expectations we should have and much more… Memorable quote… “The big question that I had [for the educational psychologist] was, do you think he should be going to school next year? Do you think he's ready for school next year? And she actually flipped that question on me and said, ‘it's not about when it's about where. Now that you know that he's gifted, you now need to make a really considered decision about where you send him to school’. And I thought that this day, this assessment was going to almost close the chapter and be like, okay, you've got your answer now get on with your life. But it was just the beginning of everything.” - Emily More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Subscribe to our newsletter Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast . - - - - Join our community - - - - Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Support this podcast with a donation Sponsor this podcast - - - - Episode Resources AAEGT Early Entry to Primary Article #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early
S4 E73 · Fri, February 10, 2023
#073 Celebrating & Reflecting on 100,000 gifted downloads!
In this episode, we’re celebrating reaching the 100,000 downloads milestone and reflecting on what a big two years it has been! Join our host, Sophia Elliott as we look back and look forward. Memorable quote… “an absolutely massive thank you to everyone who listens and shares the podcast, all of the guests that we've had, and of course, my family and friends for supporting me in doing this.” - Sophia Elliott - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! - - - - Subscribe to our newsletter Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids - - - - Do the ‘Unpacking Gifted’ course - - - - Join our community - - - - Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Support this podcast with a donation Sponsor this podcast - - - - Hit play and let’s get started!
S3 E72 · Tue, December 06, 2022
A Very Gifted Christmas - Permission for Parents of Gifted Kids to Make This Christmas Easier
In this episode, we’re daring to re-imagine what Christmas might look like for our gifted families and giving parents permission to make it easier! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “And so by this time of year, our kids are also tired and frazzled. We all are. So then, I dare say what we don't need to add to that mix is a lot of stress and the demand of a hectic Christmas. Over the last couple of years, my husband and I and our family have made different decisions around Christmas. And they have been decisions in response to… Where are we at? How are we feeling right now? What do we actually need?” – Sophia Elliott Resources A Very Gifted Christmas Ebook #038 Top Secret Santa Talk for Parents of Gifted Kids Hit play and let’s get started!
S3 E71 · Thu, November 24, 2022
Unpacking Strength-Based Learning w/ Sam Young
Today we catch up with a recent guest Sam Young, from Young Scholars Academy, as we unpack strength-based learning and find out what the big deal is all about! Keep an eye out for: Young Scholars Academy open house on 8 December. Our Gifted Kids Live zoom webinar ‘A Very Gifted Christmas’ , and Our new ebook, ‘A Very Gifted Christmas’ ! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or free course at ourgiftedkids.com Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Memorable Quote “When we think of strength based learning we're really talking about focusing… where the energy or where the mind goes… everything flows… and a strength based education is just a choice to focus on here, the strength area, and just bring this up knowing that this [the area of deficit] will come to. It's a choice that we make as educators and as mentors, as psychologists, as a therapist, everyone to say, yes, there are these areas, there are these struggle areas, but we also need to focus on developing, primarily, the strength areas, the areas that feel good and know that everything else will follow suit.” – Sam Young “At its core, deficit-based learning… steeps our students… in a space where they are not thriving and it constantly reminds them… of where they're struggling, how they're coming up short and what they're not doing. And that has been shown to have real consequences on their psyche, on their self-worth, on their self-esteem, on confidence and their ability to then be successful in this life. Paradoxically, by helping someone bring the bottom up, so to speak, you're actually harming them.” – Sam Young Resources Young Scholars Academy – home page has link to live open house event! ‘A Very Gifted Christmas’ Ebook by Our Gifted Kids A Very Gifted Christmas Live Zoom Webinar (& replay) 5 Dece
S3 E70 · Mon, October 31, 2022
Giftedness Right Now w/ Marc Smolowitz
It’s our final BONUS episode for Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’ve been Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus all week with seven podcasts! As a proud partner of The G Word , Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again as we talk about #gifted joy & equity! Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online communities are currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here! Or subscribe , join our online community or get freebies , say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Resources Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities Marc Smolowitz & The G Word Bio Marc Smolowitz Marc Smolowitz is a multi-award-winning director, producer, and executive producer who has been significantly involved in 50+ independent films. The combined footprint of his works has touched 250+ film festivals & markets on 5 continents, yielding substantial worldwide sales to theatrical, television, and VOD outlets, notable box office receipts, and numerous awards and nominations. His credits include films that have screened at the world's top-tier festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Venice, Tribeca, Locarno, Chicago, Palm Springs, SF FILM, AFI Docs, IDFA, DOC NYC, CPH: DOX, Tokyo, Melbourne, Viennale, Jerusalem, among others. In 2009, Marc founded 13th Gen, a San Francisco-based boutique film and entertainment company (see: https://www.13thgenfilm.com/) that works with a dynamic range of independent film partners globally to oversee the financing, production, post-production, marketing, sales, and distribution efforts of a vibrant portfolio of films and filmmakers. The company has successfully advanced Marc's career-long focus on powerful social issue filmmaking across all genres. In 2016, he received one of the prestigious Gotham Media Fellowships to attend the Cannes Film Festival's Producers Network marking him as one of the USA's most influential independent film producers. In 2022, Marc is currently in post-production on THE G WORD -- a f
S3 E69 · Thu, October 27, 2022
Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young
It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme. As a proud partner of The G Word , Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts . Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy! Podcast Line Up Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy Monday #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue Tuesday #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff Wednesday #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer Thursday #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith Friday #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here! Or subscribe , join our online community or get freebies , say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Our GTN Awareness Week Links Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities Marc Smolowitz & The G Word Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting Justin Ratcliff’s Favourite Board Game Links: boardgameoracle.com boardgamegeek.com Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy Bio
S3 E68 · Thu, October 27, 2022
A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith
It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme. As a proud partner of The G Word, Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts. Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy! Podcast Line Up Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy Monday #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue Tuesday #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff Wednesday #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer Thursday #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith Friday #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here! Or subscribe , join our online community or get freebies , say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Our GTN Awareness Week Links Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities Marc Smolowitz & The G Word Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting Justin Ratcliff’s Favourite Board Game Links: boardgameoracle.com boardgamegeek.com Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy Bio Josh Smith Free Mind Skate School was founded by Josh Smith, a local skateboarder who has been skating in Adelaide for 20+yrs. Josh has become well known in the skate community and to local councils over the years due to his constant involvement in the facilitation of skate-related events and competitions, as well as being a competition judge with the Australian Skateboard Federation. On top of that, for ne
S3 E67 · Tue, October 25, 2022
How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer
It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme. As a proud partner of The G Word , Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts . Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy! Podcast Line Up Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy Monday #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue Tuesday #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff Wednesday #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer Thursday #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith Friday #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here! Or subscribe , join our online community or get freebies , say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Our GTN Awareness Week Links Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities Marc Smolowitz & The G Word Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting Justin Ratcliff’s Favourite Board Game Links: boardgameoracle.com boardgamegeek.com Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy Bio
S3 E66 · Mon, October 24, 2022
Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff
It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme. As a proud partner of The G Word , Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts . Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy! Podcast Line Up Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy Monday #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue Tuesday #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff Wednesday #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer Thursday #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith Friday #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here! Or subscribe , join our online community or get freebies , say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Our GTN Awareness Week Links Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities Marc Smolowitz & The G Word Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting Justin Ratcliff’s Favourite Board Game Links: boardgameoracle.com boardgamegeek.com Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School Sam Young & <a href= "https://youngscholarsaca
S3 E65 · Sun, October 23, 2022
Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue
It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme. As a proud partner of The G Word, Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts. Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy! Podcast Line Up Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy Monday #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue Tuesday #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff Wednesday #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer Thursday #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith Friday #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here! Or subscribe , join our online community or get freebies , say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Our GTN Awareness Week Links Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities Marc Smolowitz & The G Word Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting Justin Ratcliff’s Favourite Board Game Links: boardgameoracle.com boardgamegeek.com Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy Bio Kate Donohue Kate has been working in the disability sector for more than 20 years. She has been a DIR therapist, kindergarten and school teacher, service leader, mentor, support worker and public speaker & presenter. Kate was raised in rural SA and was a first-generation university attendee. She taught on Pitja
S3 E64 · Thu, October 20, 2022
Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy w/ Marc Smolowitz
It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme. As a proud partner of The G Word, Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts. Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy! GTN Awareness Week Podcast Line Up Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy Monday #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue Tuesday #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff Wednesday #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer Thursday #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith Friday #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here! Or subscribe , join our online community or get freebies , say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Our GTN Awareness Week Guest Links Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week Marc Smolowitz & The G Word Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy Bio Marc Smolowitz Marc Smolowitz is a multi-award-winning director, producer, and executive producer who has been significantly involved in 50+ independent films. The combined footprint of his works has touched 250+ film festivals & markets on 5 continents, yielding substantial worldwide sales to theatrical, television, and VOD outlets, notable box office receipts, and numerous awards and nominations. His credits include films that have screened at the world's top-tier festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Venice, Tribeca, Locarno, Chicago, Palm Springs, SF FILM, AFI Docs, IDFA, DOC NYC, CPH: DOX, Tokyo, Melbourne, Viennale, Jerusalem, among others. In 2009, Marc founded 13t
S3 E63 · Fri, October 07, 2022
#063 The Journey of Parenting Gifted Kids w/ Dr Gail Post
In this episode, we’re talking to Dr Gail Post about the very different journey that we experience as parents of gifted kids. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “There's so much more now about what to do when you're raising a gifted child… but, very little looking at what the parents are going through and their experiences and as we know, raising a gifted or twice exceptional child is challenging in ways that folks with neurotypical kids may not experience. A lot of the intensity and heightened sensitivity and quirkiness and asynchronous development, all of that make it a more challenging job, on top of the fact that it often falls on parents to advocate in the schools or figure out some way of patching together a more enriching education for them. So it's quite a challenge and that leaves families with a lot of emotions that are really hard to talk about… there's very little that's written about it.” – Dr Gail Post Resources Book: The Gifted Parenting Journey by Dr Gail Post Gifted Challenges Website Gifted Challenges Facebook Gifted Challenges Twitter Dr Gail Post Website Bio Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, parenting consultant, workshop leader, and writer. In practice for over 35 years, she provides psychotherapy with a focus on the needs of the intellectually and musically gifted, parenting consultation and workshops, and consultation with educators and psychotherapists. <
S4 E62 · Wed, September 21, 2022
#062 Part 2 of Navigating Education with Gifted Kids w/ Kintara Phillips
We’re back with Part 2 of our episode talking to Kintara Phillips about navigating schools and education with gifted kids. In these episodes we ask Kintara to answer all of those questions you have about how to talk to your child’s teacher, what questions to ask a new school, when is it time to move on, what kind of education is your child going to need and so much more… there was so much we have split it into two episodes! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote Kintara Phillips - “Are they getting a hundred percent on all their tests? Are they getting perfect marks on all of their English essays? Which on the surface parents would be like, well, that's amazing. Like what are you complaining about? I'm complaining because if my kid, with no effort, gets 100%, could they have gotten a hundred at the start of the unit? The conversations I have with teachers are like, I'm a happy parent when my kids test results are around 75, 80%. It means you've pitched it well. We've got that point where there's stuff he doesn't know.” Sophia Elliott – “Yeah. The sacred ground of the stuff they don't know. Absolutely.” Resources Emergence Education Website Emergence Education Facebook Emergence Education Instagram James & Susie Youtube Video “An allegory about what happens to smart kids who skate through elementary school, and don't get opportunities to develop persistence, grit, and the true self-confidence that comes from knowing how to tackle a genuine challenge.” Heather’s Podcast – what happens when you don’t learn how to learn - #033 [GTN Awareness Week] #ActuallyGifted Adult with Heather Cox State Gifted Associations – Australia ( AAEGT ) - USA <a href= "https://www.unsw.edu.au/arts-design-architecture/our-schools/education/professional-learning/gerric-
S3 E61 · Wed, September 14, 2022
Navigating Education with Gifted Kids w/ Kintara Phillips – Part 1
In this episode, we’re talking to Kintara Phillips about navigating schools and education with gifted kids. We ask Kintara to answer all of those questions you have about how to talk to your child’s teacher, what questions to ask a new school, when is it time to move on, what kind of education is your child going to need and so much more… there was so much we have split it in two and released Part 1 this week and next week we’ll publish Part2! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “From a teacher perspective… I read posts and I read comments that parents are making about teachers and it hurts my heart. And I get it from both sides. I can see that these parents are tired and they don’t know what to do and at the same time it hurts my heart for my colleagues who I know if they knew better, they would do better. And I know they don't know better and it's not their fault [they are not trained in gifted]. But I also recognize there are teachers out there who don't want to know better and they don't care. And that's also the reality and I'm embarrassed for those people. I apologize to parents on behalf of people I don't even know who have had to encounter that. So I think, with my teacher head on, I do ask parents to consider when you are going into these kinds of meetings, go in without your armour, go in expecting that the teachers probably won't know a lot and go in and give your teachers a bit of grace and that where the goal is this shared understanding. This wanting to learn together, not us and them, not school and home. This team around our young people, we're all part of it…. I always, anytime anything's a bit awkward or uncomfortable or could potentially be that conflict kind of conversation, I always go in and remind myself that I need to understand the other person’s why.” – Kintara Phillips Resources Emergence Education Website Emergence Education Facebook Emergence Education Instagram James & Susie Youtube Video
S3 E60 · Thu, September 01, 2022
#060 How to Tell Your Child They are Gifted w/ Dr Gail Post
In this episode we’re talking to Dr Gail Post about how to tell your child they are gifted and do we need to modify our expectations for our gifted kids? Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “If you don't someone else will, and someone else will put information in their head that maybe you're not thrilled with or will overinflate the importance of it or confuse them. So, it's up to us to explain it to them and what I think is really important to consider…is, you need to take into account their age, their maturity, their developmental level, because what you say to a five-year-old is different from a 10-year-old or a 15 year old. You have to think about what they can take in and really to talk to them about it as it's no big deal, just be as matter of fact as possible because it's just part of who they are. It's not an accomplishment, they didn't accomplish anything. It's just who they are. And just letting them know it's no different than your eye colour or your height. Or the fact that maybe you need glasses or the fact that you love peanut butter. I mean, these are all parts of who you are, and it's really important just to be as matter of fact as possible.” – Dr Gail Post Resources Gifted Challenges Website Gifted Challenges Facebook Gifted Challenges Twitter Dr Gail Post Website Bio Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, parenting consultant, workshop leader, and writer. In practice for over 35 years, she provides psychotherapy with a focus on the needs of the intellectually and musically gifted, parenting consultation and workshops, and consultation with educators and psychotherapists. She is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Post is the parent of two gifte
S4 E59 · Mon, August 15, 2022
#059 College level science for kids?! w/ Dr Daniel Fried
In this episode, we’re talking to Dr Daniel Fried about his Biochemistry Literacy for Kids online classes. As soon as I saw this, I knew my gifted kids would love it and I’m excited to share something made for kids that is high-level science – that is so hard to find! I hope you love it too! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “Dr. Daniel Fried has been my son's mentor for more than two years. When my then 5-year-old wanted to learn more about "real science", Dr. Fried was the only one who believed and allowed a young child like my son to enter his classroom. Dr. Fried has a Ph.D. from Yale University and his life-long mission is to make college-level science accessible to younger students. He has taught many elementary students college-level biochemistry and organic chemistry.” – Hui, an Our Gifted Kids podcast listener Resources biochemistryliteracyforkids.com Biochemistry Literacy for Kids Facebook Page Biochemistry Literacy for Kids Instagram Biochemistry Literacy for Kids Twitter Upcoming entry-level Zoom classes begin the week of September 12th 2022. See the website for details. Classes are Sundays, Mondays, or Tuesdays, depending on your location. Class 1: 7PM Sundays California / 12PM Mondays Sydney Class 2: 6:30PM Mondays New York / 8:30AM Tuesdays Sydney Bio Dr. Daniel Fried is the creator of Biochemistry Literacy for Kids, a unique digital learning system that brings college-level science to kids in K-12. Dr. Fried grew up in Upstate New York, and earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Yale University. After a post doctoral fellowship at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Fried became an assistant professor of chemistry, first at Kean Univers
S4 E58 · Sun, June 26, 2022
Is My Child Gifted or Just Smart?
In this episode we’re talking to Anne, mum of three gifted kids, about figuring out her kids are gifted and finding the right school. All of Anne’s kids express their giftedness differently and have different challenges but they all ached to be seen for who they really are. A great episode if you’re wondering, ‘is my kid gifted?!’ . Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “It was only once we entered school that I noticed that it wasn't quite right. There was something else going on. I just didn't know what it was. There were some wonderful moments in their childhoods that they would just blow me away and I'd be like, that's so awesome. And there were other moments that were quite frightening as well.” - Anne Resources #002 What is gifted? #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years? #023 Gifted Assessments & IQ Tests Hit play and let’s get started!
S3 E57 · Thu, May 26, 2022
#057 [Gifted Awareness Week] Our Kids talk about Being Gifted [& Minecraft]
It’s Gifted Awareness Week and we are raising awareness with four new episodes this week! In our final episode, we’re talking to two of our kids, Finley & Lilly, about what it is like to be gifted, giftedness and Minecraft. I hope you enjoy it! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Resources Some great resources for learning more about giftedness… What is Gifted? Blog #013 Screen time, help! Jocelyn Brewer talks Broccoli & Digital Nutrition Podcast #051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies Podcast #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! Podcast James & Susie Youtube Video Is parenting gifted kids harder, or just hard? Blog Hit play and let’s get started!
S3 E56 · Wed, May 25, 2022
#056 [Gifted Awareness Week] Grandparenting Gifted Kids w/ Nana & Pop, Part 2
It’s Gifted Awareness Week and we are raising awareness with three new episodes this week! This is Part 2 of our conversation with Nana & Pop about what it is like to grandparent gifted kids. We talk about coming to terms with what giftedness is all about, having gifted grandkids and parenting across the generations. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote Nana- “I think if you let go of control on so many levels, actually, when you think about it. Yeah.” Pop - “Yeah. It's like I said, you just got to make sure that they're safe. “It's been a journey for all of us as parents, grandparents, and I think we've always done a pretty good job of remaining curious, trying to keep judgment out of the conversation, trying to understand each other.” – Sophia Elliott Resources Some great resources for learning more about giftedness… #055 [Gifted Awareness Week] Grandparenting Gifted Kids w/ Nana & Pop, Part 1 Podcast #051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies Podcast #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! Podcast #002 What is gifted? Podcast with Dr Lynda McInnes #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years? Podcast with Dr Geraldine Townsend James & Susie Youtube Video Is parenting gifted kids harder, or just hard? Blog Hit play and let’s get started!
S3 E55 · Tue, May 24, 2022
#055 [Gifted Awareness Week] Grandparenting Gifted Kids w/ Nana & Pop, Part 1
It’s Gifted Awareness Week and we are raising awareness with three new episodes this week! In this episode, we’re talking to our gifted kids’ grandparents, Nana & Pop about what it is like to grandparent gifted kids. We talk about coming to terms with what giftedness is all about, having gifted grandkids and parenting across the generations. It was such a great conversation, we have two parts, this is Part 1. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “The hardest thing for me to do was change my attitude to children, you know, I had old-fashioned ideas.” – Pop “I think once you get that [giftedness], when you have the education; and you’ve got to do a bit of reading yourself, once you've kind of got that in your mind. Actually, all you have to do really is accommodate them. You just have to love them.” - Nana Resources Some great resources for learning more about giftedness… #051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies Podcast #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! Podcast #002 What is gifted? Podcast with Dr Lynda McInnes #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years? Podcast with Dr Geraldine Townsend James & Susie Youtube Video Is parenting gifted kids harder, or just hard? Blog Hit play and let’s get started!
S3 E54 · Mon, May 23, 2022
#054 [Gifted Awareness Week] 5 Things I Wish I Knew When my Child was Diagnosed as Gifted
It’s Gifted Awareness Week and we are raising awareness with three new episodes this week! In this episode we’re talking to parents, from one parent to another, about the 5 Things I Wish I Knew When my Child was Diagnosed as Gifted. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “So, the psychologist has just told you your child is gifted. Breathe, take a few deep breaths… You know that it's actually because your child's brain is wired differently. And that encompasses not just a high IQ, but also these intense emotions and physical sensitivities that need to be taken into account as you parent, and as your child goes through school. You know that it's okay to grieve and feel any of those big emotions that you have and that you need to find your people. That's the beginning.” – Sophia Elliott Resources Gifted Research & Outreach #044 [Neurodiversity Week] Unpacking Neurodiversity Podcast #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! Podcast #002 What is gifted? Podcast with Dr Lynda McInnes #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years? Podcast with Dr Geraldine Townsend James & Susie Youtube Video #033 [GTN Awareness Week] #ActuallyGifted Adult with Heather Cox Podcast Is parenting gifted kids harder, or just hard? Blog Hit play and let’s get started!
S3 E53 · Thu, May 05, 2022
#053 Extreme Gifted Boy Behaviour w/ Teresa Currivan
In this episode, we’re talking to Teresa Currivan, psychotherapist, author, coach and parent, about understanding extreme behaviour in gifted boys. We talk about how boys externalise their feelings and what perfectionism, their strong wills, sensitivity, and sense of justice has to do with unpacking this behaviour. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “He's got his sense of how he wants to be perceived, how he wants to please his teachers, how he wants to please himself. He wants to get things right in school, and so he's judging himself, even if nobody else is, our gifted kids tend to do that. The more gifted they are, all these factors seem to be a little more extreme.” – Teresa Currivan Resources Teresa Currivan – Help My Child Thrive Perspectives on Giftedness: Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals , Book published by GHF Press – Teresa’s Article: Understanding Extreme Gifted Boy Behaviour Bio Teresa Currivan is a licensed marriage and family therapist, parent coach and school therapist for the San Francisco Unified School district. She consults and speaks to faculty at schools in the San Francisco Bay Area about twice-exceptionality and differently wired learners. She received her MA in Counselling Psychology using Drama Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and completed post-graduate training at The Psychotherapy Institute in Berkeley, CA. She has used drama therapy with young children and talk therapy with parents and other caregivers in the community health setting. Years ago, her own child was having difficulty in school both socially and academically. She became frustrated trying to figure out how to navigate the world of professio
S3 E52 · Sat, April 23, 2022
#052 Meltdowns, Anger & Perfectionism in Gifted Kids
“Sophia, today we’ve had a two-hour meltdown and it’s all fuelled by anger and unrealistic expectations and perfectionism – do you have a podcast on that?!” We do now. This episode unpacks meltdowns, what they are and what to do; anger, shame, perfectionism, imposter syndrome and those feelings of not being enough… and what we can do about it. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Resources #051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies – Our Gifted Kids Podcast Brene Brown, Atlas of the Heart Book Perspectives on giftedness; Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals – a book published by GHF Press The Heartbreak of Angry Gifted Kids by Ginny Kochis #041 Perfectionism, Diagnosis and her New Book with Emily Kircher-Morris – Our Gifted Kids Podcast #036 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Dr Matt Zakreski – Our Gifted Kids #010 Growth Mindset with Big Life Journal Founder, Alexandra Eidens – Our Gifted Kids Mood Meter App Hit play and let’s get started!
S3 E51 · Fri, April 08, 2022
#051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies
Today we talk to Allison Davies, researcher and previously music therapist, about how the brain impacts our behaviours and new ways of understanding those behaviours. We talk about what to do when your child has a meltdown or expresses their emotions, autism, music for regulation and more! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Memorable Quote “And I think probably the most important point to reiterate right now is that is really bloody hard. Like there is nothing easy about honouring a meltdown or an angry outburst. There is nothing easy about us staying regulated and consciously in control enough to then come in and not start to discipline. It's so hard for us to come in with love.” – Allison Davies Resources Allison Davies Allison on Facebook Allison on Instagram Bio Allison Davies (she/her) lives and works on Tommeginne land, Lutruwita (Tasmania), Australia. She creates online resources for parents and teachers seeking guidance around how to use music therapeutically in their own lives, and to reclaim their inherent musicality along the way. Working within a neurodiversity framework that favours regulation over intervention, and sharing her lived experience of autism, Allison empowers others to use music as a tool for neuro-regulation at home and in the classroom. Her programs, workshops and speaking events have received international acclaim for their ability to enthral an audience, deliver lightbulb moments and shift paradigms away from behavioural management and towards brain care. An autistic, songstress, former music therapist and super passionate about remembering our sovereign voice and reclaiming our musicality. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Teaching and a Master of Music Therapy and training with the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy. From 2005 – 2020 she worked in private music therapy practice across the fields of ear
S3 E50 · Sat, March 26, 2022
The Gift of Community
We have been celebrating our awesome neurodiverse community all week. In this podcast we look into what community really means for us in the gifted community. We also breakdown the Our Gifted Kids Hub and share all the secrets! Hit play and let’s get started! Resources Our Gifted Kids Hub Our Gifted Kids Hub A community just for you... the Our Gifted Kids Hub brings together parents of gifted kids to connect, for support, with resources... to get peace of mind. The Our Gifted Kids Hub includes: Monthly live online information sessions. Monthly live online gatherings to meet other parents of gifted kids. Access to Our Gifted Kids Hub private Facebook Group . Exclusive member only Podcast video and interviews . OGK Hub online portal to more information and resources. BONUS COURSE – Everything you need to know about gifted in the ‘Understanding Gifted Course’ BONUS JOURNEY – A pathway through parenting gifted kids with ‘Journey to a New Normal – 5 Steps that take you from Survive to Thrive!’ The Our Gifted Kids Hub costs about the same as a coffee & cake per week and as long as you remain a financial member, the price you sign up on is the same price you will always pay – it will never go up. We use the best online security and you’re in control – you can cancel any time and you will not be charged any further fees. So what have you got to loose?! If you’re ready to feel supported, find like-minded parents, get esay access to information and connect, join now! If you’re ready to make this journey easier for yourself, check out www.ourgiftedkids.com/hub Doors close midnight, Sunday 28th March. Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S3 E49 · Fri, March 25, 2022
Why We Need to Talk About Women
It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. In the episode, we talk about why we need to talk about women and neurodiversity. We get into autism, ADHD, giftedness, girls, women, lived experience, and a bunch of research. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes ‘Almost none of the research on giftedness beginning with the very first study of Tarmin starts with an IQ test of an entire population. It starts with teachers picking out who to test. That means almost every test out there on giftedness, and how awesome it is, starts with eliminating the majority of children who are disadvantaged. They're poor. They're a member of a minority group. They don't speak the same languages as their teachers or they're disabled.’ – Kathleen Humble ‘So I started researching for my kids. The best way I can describe it was I had a very emotional response to doing that research. I couldn't quite rationalize in my head at that point, that that emotional response might be because I am autistic because at that point I couldn't rationalize or understand how I might be autistic. And it took a lot more digging and understanding to understand how autism kind of manifests and expresses particularly in adult women and girls. And to find things that resonated with me.’ – Sophia Elliott Resources Neurodiversity Celebration Week Our Gifted Kids Hub Perspectives on Giftedness: Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals by GHF Press Chapters referred to in the podcast include: ‘Most gifted children have never been studied.’ by Kathleen Humble ‘ADHD & Giftedness, it's Complicated.’ by Kathleen Humble ‘Is my gifted child autistic?’ by Kathleen Humble #043 The Complexity of Giftedness w/ authors Kathleen Humble & Dr Rebecca Farley Podcast #018 Looking at Giftedness & Autism w/ Kate Donohue Podcast #014 Understanding 2E / Twice-Exceptional w/ Amanda Drury Podcast NeuroTribes - The legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently by Steve Silberman Our Gifted Kids Hub A community just for you... the Our Gifted Kids Hub brings together parents of gifte
S3 E48 · Wed, March 23, 2022
Why You Need Dabrowski with Dr Chis Wells & Emma Nicholson
It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. Today we talk Dr Christiane Wells and Emma Nicholson, hosts of The Positive Disintegration Podcast to unpack why you need Dabrowski! We answer – are Overexcitabilities still relevant? What is positive disintegration? What is The Theory of Positive Disintegration? What impact can all this have on the neurodivergent & gifted community? Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “So it's been eight years and I can tell you that now, I no longer think of myself as gifted and mentally ill. I see myself from a whole different framework that has, like I said, changed my life, thanks to Dabrowski because I realized that the difficult times I had when I was younger, were not signs of mental illness so much as struggles that I have reframed as periods of positive disintegration.” – Christiane Wells “I accidentally fell into a dark night of the soul and this life-changing moment and... I went to Google for answers and typed in something like why does my brain feel like it's falling apart and stumbled upon positive disintegration quite by accident, and overexcitabilities. I broke down in tears, finding the answer to who I was finally after all this time. And I understood why I had been the way I was as a child and why basically struggled to adult successfully as I put it.” – Emma Nicholson Resources Chris Wells - website Chris Wells Linktree Emma Nicholson - website Emma Nicholson - Youtube channel Reexamining Overexcitability: A Framework for Understanding Intense Experience by Michael Piechowski and Chris Wells The Origins and Conceptual Evolution of Overexcitability by Chris Wells and Frank Falk Emma’s Iron Man Blog - The Curse of Tony Stark Emma’s Jerry Maguire Blog - The Disintegration of Jerry Maguire ‘ Neurotribes – The Legacy of Autism and How To Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently by Steve Silberman The Positive Disintegration Podc
S3 E47 · Tue, March 22, 2022
Understanding Your Rainforest Mind with Paula Prober
#047 Understanding Your Rainforest Mind with Paula Prober It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. In the episode, we talk to the wonderful Paula Prober and seek to understand ourselves through her analogy of the Rainforest Mind; a subset of the gifted community that is especially creative. We dive into what is a rainforest mind? What is a multipotentialite? And why it’s important to work on yourself, especially if you’re a parent. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “The key thing, I think, is to recognize that you have a right to take care of yourself and it's a big gift that you give your kids because you heal whatever wounding you have, you understand yourself and you're more apt to understand your kids.” – Paula Prober “One of the traits of the rainforest minded person, which is someone who is interested in everything, is they want to do everything, but it's so hard to… settle into a certain career path because they feel like they have to give up all these other ones to do this one. So then I talk to them about - you don't have to do the same thing. Once you decide to do this one thing, you don't have to do that for the rest of your life. You can do it for a while and then go to the next thing. And the next thing. I have a client who stays in a job maybe for two years, and then she's ready to go to something else and not everybody can do that, but the multipotentialite gifted person is highly creative and, and so they have so many interests and ability, so many things that they are capable of doing. So how do you decide, how do you choose?... So that's where I come in. I help normalize that in a way, right?” – Paula Prober Resources Rainforest Mind Paula Prober on Instagram #paulaprober Paula Prober on Twitter @paulaprober Paula Prober on Facebook @paula.prober First Book by Paula Prober - Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth Second book by Paula Prober - Journey Into Your Rainforest Mind: A Field Guide for Gifted Adults and Teens Bio – Paula Prober Paula Prober is a licensed psychotherapist and consultant in private p
S3 E46 · Mon, March 21, 2022
The Long Road with Nadja Cereghetti
It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. Today I’m speaking with Nadja Cereghetti, host of Unleash Monday podcast, about her journey over the last year. She too has been investigating her neurodivergence and it hasn’t all been roses. Hear about her journey of exploring ADHD and giftedness and tune in to her podcasts and community! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “And that's, I think the most important thing, you don't need to prove to anybody you're gifted. Like you don't need an IQ score to be part of this community and to learn and to take the things that work for you.” – Nadja Cereghetti “I looked at myself and more in a negative light... I was really good at school... Why am I struggling? … Why can I not just be like others? I knew there was some kind of discrepancy, but I always thought of myself as less than, or it's my fault. It's my personality traits. Something I need to change. I need to adapt. And, that was also the narrative, like all my life. Even though I was in the beginning, like primary school, I was really good and I really wanted to learn, I even had this drive to learn, to read and write. Before going to school and asking my mom like to teach me. And she's like, no, no, no, you're going to be bored at school. So she didn't teach me, but I really had this drive to learn. But then once I was in school, actually the teachers didn't like me so much because I was questioning the teachers and ask them any questions… I was always scolded and I spent like half of my time at school, in front of the door. That's how you get punished here in Switzerland. If you talk, you get sent in front of the door and you spent the rest of the lesson, by yourself in the hallway. So that's where I spend a lot time. And so constantly there was this negative feedback that I got about my personality. Like, hold back, be more quiet, sit still. And I always thought, yeah, it's me. I need to change. I need to adapt.” – Nadja Cereghetti Resources Unleash Monday & Community Rainforest Mind & Paula Prober The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius book Intergifted Intergifted Episode on Unleash Monday Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Dr Matt Zakreski on Our Gifted Kids Podcast <a href= "https://unleashmonday.com/episodes
S3 E45 · Sun, March 20, 2022
Unpacking My Journey with Jennifer Harvey Sallin
#045 Unpacking My Journey with Jennifer Harvey Sallin It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. In this episode, I share my own personal journey of figuring out I am gifted + autistic with Jennifer Harvey Sallin, Founder of Intergifted. She helps me unpack that experience and shares how that has aligned with the many people she has helped through this process over the years. Heaps of insight and reassurance and great resources. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “It's part of my way of working. It's just, sharing very personal stories so that people understand what people are really going through and can see real stories. I mean, I think that having some sort of 'eldership' in terms of the gifted and neurodivergent world is really essential. People who have had more experience, being able to talk about their experiences. It's so much more relatable than seeing IQ numbers on a board or whatever. Like, we need that. We need that storytelling, and we need that connection.” – Jennifer Harvey Sallin Resources The difference between an IQ test and Qualitative assessment There is an oasis for gifted adults What is giftedness? High, Exceptional and Profound Giftedness Qualitative Assessments with Intergifted Intergifted Community Intergifted Courses Bio – Jennifer Harvey Sallin As a psychologist, trainer, assessor, writer and advocate, Jen is dedicated to raising awareness about adult giftedness and twice-/multi-exceptionality (2e/me) and meaningfully supporting gifted/2e/me people in their personal and social development. She has specialized in supporting gifted adults for the last decade, and in 2015, she created InterGifted to allow gifted people to socially engage in meaningful ways and to personally develop in community. She is based in Switzerland and supports gifted people throughout the world. Learn more about why Jen started InterGifted here. Jen has developed a model of giftedness that is particularly useful for gifted adults in their giftedness (re)discovery, integration and personal and professional development. This model is holistic, starting with intellectual giftedness as a base, and factoring in other areas of intelligence as well as other concurrent neurodivergences and intersectionalities to create a full picture of each person's giftedness profile. She uses this m
S3 E44 · Thu, March 17, 2022
#044 Unpacking Neurodiversity
Unpacking Neurodiversity It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. In this episode we start by asking what is neurodiversity and neurodivergence? and why is it worth exploring our own neurodivergence as an adult? What do we have to gain by getting a label at this stage of our life? Find out as Sophia shares her insights after getting a few labels of her own. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “There's good reason to go on this journey and you might think, well, what's a label going to get me but it's not about the label. It's about the understanding that comes with that. It's about getting that confirmation and validation. It's about what comes with that knowledge. The label is just a shortcut to articulating a bigger picture, because once you understand the bigger picture, you have the opportunity then to look back at your life and understand it.” – Sophia Elliott “I can't tell you how many memories I have where I can now look back and go, aahhhh, okay. Now it's making sense. There's a huge amount of relief in that, probably quite a lot of different emotions, but aside from just the comfort from looking back and understanding and feeling like you have an answer for the challenges that you've had, it's actually about looking at yourself now and saying, well, with this new knowledge, how can I make life easier for myself? It doesn't have to be that hard.” – Sophia Elliott Resources Neurodiversity Celebration Week Our Gifted Kids Intergifted Unleash Monday Rainforest Mind The Positive Disintegration Podcast Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn <a href="https://www.ins
S3 E43 · Fri, March 04, 2022
#043 The Complexity of Giftedness with authors Kathleen Humble & Dr Rebecca Farley
We dive into the complexities of giftedness with two of the authors from Perspectives on Giftedness , recently published by GHF Press. Kathleen Humble & Dr Rebecca Farley share their journey as parents as we dive into the many complexities of being neuro-divergent and parenting gifted kids. In the episode you’ll hear: 12:28 definitions of giftedness 17:36 asynchronous development, ADHD & letting go 32:08 being twice-exceptional, finding out 37:25 the absence of girls in ADHD & ASD research Hit play and let’s get started! Resources Kathleen Humble & Yellow Readis Dr Rebecca Farley & CareerusInterruptus Perspectives on Giftedness: Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals book by GHF Press | Book Depository | Amazon Gifted Myths: And Easy-to-Read Guide to the Myths, Science and History of the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional book by Kathleen Humble | Amazon Social Media Kathleen Humble Facebook Kathleen Humble Twitter: @YellowReadis Kathleen Humble Pinterest Dr Rebecca Farley Instagram Dr Rebecca Farley Facebook Dr Rebecca Farley Twitter: @DrRebeccaFarley The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius , book by Gail Saltz Bio – Kathleen Humble Kathleen Humble is an author and homeschooling mum with ADHD , she has two wonderful twice-exceptional children and in a past life, she was also a mathematician, computer programmer, and children’s entertainer. She has a number of publications, including “Gifted Myths: An Easy-to-Read Guide to the Myths, Science and History of the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional” and her website Yellow Readis combines two of her great passions: writing and advocating for home-schooling gifted/2E children. Bio – Dr Reb
S3 E42 · Thu, February 17, 2022
How can a Neuropsychologist help my gifted child? with Dr Marnie Cumner
#042 How can a Neuropsychologist help my gifted child? With Dr Marnie Cumner What is a neuropsychologist and how can they help my gifted child? We talk to Dr Marnie Cumner about neuropsychology and dive into how a neuropsychologist undertakes a holistic assessment of a child. In this episode, she talks about her strengths-based model of understanding both strengths and challenges and the whole child. These niche psychologists approach assessment differently and it is great to learn more about this process and how they might help a family looking for answers. We’re hugely grateful for Dr Marnie Cumner for taking the time to introduce neuropsychologists! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “I think what's useful with doing an assessment of the child's strengths and challenges is what you said there about the building the bridges of that connection and understanding and empathy for parents because often parents are feeling really frustrated by certain behaviours or by certain little idiosyncrasies. And it's so powerful to be able to say. Actually, this is not mischief or maliciousness or being naughty, or they need to pull up their socks. It's none of that. There's a genuine difficulty with XYZ and that's why this is coming out in this behaviour. And I can see that parents sometimes just need to have that context to go ah, right, okay. And a few parents have said to me in the past that they feel like they can be impacted with their child's experience in that moment, knowing that they're not just doing it, they actually are really overwhelmed and struggling with whatever that might be.” – Dr Marnie Cumner Resources Nav Neuro – a podcast that dives into what neuropsychology is all about Dr Marnie Cumner ’s Sunshine Coast Office Australian Psychological Society resources on a variety of topics Bio Dr Marnie Cumner is a Clinical Neuropsychologist on The Sunshine Coast, with specialised training in understanding how brain function affects our everyday thinking and behaviour. Paediatric Neuropsychology is a professional speciality, which focuses on understanding how the development of a child’s brain relates to their cognitive (thinking), behavioural, social and emotional functioning. Marnie provides assessment services for children and adolescents to better understand their individual strengths and difficulties. She investigates thinking skills, such as, memory, attention, language and problem-solving, as well as social-emotional functioning, academic
S3 E41 · Thu, February 03, 2022
#041 Perfectionism, Diagnosis and her New Book with Emily Kircher-Morris
#041 Perfectionism, Diagnosis and her New Book with Emily Kircher-Morris Today we talk to Emily Kircher-Morris about perfectionism, getting diagnosed (and whether we tell our kids) and her recently published book, Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Todays’ Classroom. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “To me, perfectionism is an anxiety based response to feeling as though there's an expectation that somebody is not going to live up to, but that can look like a lot of different things.“ – Emily Kircher-Morris “[Perfectionism] doesn't always look like somebody who is an overachiever or somebody who is constantly, trying to get all straight A's. It can look like that, but it can also look like somebody who is avoidant, in their approach to tasks or somebody who really is just worried about how other people perceive them, and so then they try to mask or hide what might be perceived as deficits.” – Emily Kircher-Morris “My thought is that a child can't self-advocate unless they know what's going on [being gifted/2E]… And I think what we're really doing [when we don’t tell them] is we're sending the message that it's something to be ashamed of… [when] It's not better than, or less than, it's just different.” – Emily Kircher-Morris Resources Teaching Twice-Exceptional Leaners – a book by Emily Kircher-Morris About Emily Kircher-Morris The Neurodiversity Podcast Bio Emily Kircher-Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC, inspired by her own experiences as a neurodivergent person, is dedicated to destigmatizing neurodiversity and supporting neurodivergent people of all ages. Originally starting as a teacher and is now a licensed professional counsellor, specializing in supporting neurodivergent kids and adults (and their families). The author of two books related to the development of children and teens who are neurodivergent and cognitively gifted. “Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today's Classroom" (Free Spirit Publishing, 2021) focuses on supporting 2e learners in the educational setting, and "Raising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kids" (Routledge, 01/22) is a guide for parents navigating the world of twice-exceptionality. Emily hosts The Neurodiversity Podcast, speaks at state-wide, national, and international conferences and frequently provides virtual and in-person professional development to educators, mental health clinicians, and parents worldwide. Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I
S3 E40 · Wed, January 19, 2022
#040 The One Thing You Need to Confidently Parent Gifted Kids
The One Thing You Need to Confidently Parent Gifted Kids “Like so many, as he entered school it went horribly wrong, and I'll never forget how incredibly distressing that was. And yet we were so freaking lucky to find a school that would work for him and within that school a community. From that journey, I learnt that the one thing you need to confidently parent your gifted kid is that community- is that place where you can feel like you're not alone and it will start to give you confidence and peace of mind.” – Sophia Elliott So, I created the Our Gifted Kids Podcast and now, the Our Gifted Kids Hub , and you’re invited to join our community as we start a new journey together… 7 reasons you should join the Our Gifted Kids Hub: Confidence in understanding what gifted is all about Support in parenting your gifted kid Peace of mind that you’ll get through this Connection with other parents of gifted kids Relief from having a direction and knowing your journey Safe places to share and talk about your journey Belong and be seen in a great community Our Gifted Kids has always been about bringing people together and saving time and energy for parents by laying it all out there. Right now, the door of this early bird launch is open, but it will close in 3 days – midnight Monday 24 January. 7 things your monthly subscription gets you: Everything you need to know about gifted in the ‘Understanding Gifted Course’ A pathway through parenting gifted kids with ‘Journey to a New Normal – 5 Steps that take you from Survive to Thrive!’ Monthly live online information sessions Monthly live online gatherings to meet other parents of gifted kids Access to Our Gifted Kids Hub private Facebook Group Exclusive member-only Podcast video and interviews OGK Hub portal to more information and resources As our first official early bird launch , it’s only $24.99 per month as long as you remain a financial member; future launches will pay $35+ per month. Or pay $249.90 for an annual subscription and get two months FREE! If you are ready… … To have peace of mind and confidence while consciously parenting your gifted kids … … To take on life without feeling isolated and unsure ... You are ready for the Our Gifted Kids Hub . <a
S3 E39 · Sun, January 16, 2022
#039 Who else is a burnt-out parent of a gifted kid?
In our first podcast for 2022 I’m getting real about how hard it is to parent gifted kids and the total burnout I experienced in 2021 – and I’m not alone! So we’re talking about what burnout looks like, why parenting gifted kids is harder and messes with our health (if we let it!) and what we can do about it! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "I’ve always maintained that parenting is hard – full stop. It doesn’t matter who you are or who your kids are, it’s just hard. And it is. But recently, [I've realised] that most parents and families have a few years of very intense parenting before things start to level out and become easier… but parenting high-needs kids isn’t like that..." – Sophia Elliott “It’s the hours spent supporting them through meltdowns. The hours spent as they process their day and try to fall asleep. It’s the energy put into creating a dinner that meets their sensory requirements. It’s meeting their sensory requirements. It’s the hours figuring out what is going on, years on waitlists, assessments, reports, dead ends, answers. It’s the hours going to therapy… It’s the hours thinking about how to meet their needs, finding professional support, taking them, paying, putting it into practice. Finding the right school. Advocating at that school. Supporting their cognitive needs. Then cooking dinner.” – Sophia Elliott "It’s not like I’m doing something wrong, it’s just a super-human effort to last this long and I’m all out of super-human." – Sophia Elliott Resources Kate’s podcast Our Gifted Kids Facebook Page Our Gifted Kids Instagram Our Gifted Kids free Facebook Group Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids newsletter for more info! Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on <a href= "https://www.lin
S2 E38 · Thu, December 23, 2021
#038 Top Secret Santa Talk for Parents of Gifted Kids & end of year wrap up!
In this episode, we look back at 2021 and replay ‘Top Secret Santa Talk – how to talk to your gifted kids about Santa’… and update you on our Santa journey! Hit play and let’s get started! Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S2 E37 · Thu, November 25, 2021
#037 How to Motivate & Support Gifted Kids with Dr Joanne Foster
Today I’m speaking with Dr Joanne Foster, gifted education specialist and multi-award-winning author, about how to motivate our gifted kids. In this episode we talk about motivation, effort, how to motivate and support the best possible learning experiences for our gifted kids and more. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “The lesson here is that if you can help children find something that makes it their own, that they can take responsibility for and feel independent about and connect with other people with it as well… if someone really feels that the activity or the task is meaningful and that it suits their ability level and they can make it more interesting for themselves, they will be motivated.” – Dr Joanne Foster “The word potential is really tough. Nobody knows anybody else's potential really. I mean, we don't have tea leaves. We don't have crystal balls. We have to move forward without trying to put anybody into a box around what their potential may or may not be because it develops over time with the right opportunities to learn and with the kinds of encouragement and support that kids need in order to thrive.” – Dr Joanne Foster Resources Dr Joanne Foster The Creativity Post The Creativity Post article on Tenacity The Creativity Post article on Laziness Joanne’s Books First Time Parent online magazine Knackered : tired, exhausted, British slang. Scunnert : General state of boredom and fed-up ness. Used when you really cannot be bothered, also when you have just accomplished a big task that has knackered you. Used mainly in the northeast of Scotland. BIO Joanne Foster, Ed.D. is a child development and gifted education specialist, and multi award-winning author. She writes guest blogs and book chapters, and her articles are featured in many publications including The Creativity Post and First Time Parent Magazine. Dr. Foster taught for several years at the University of Toronto, and continues to work as an educational consultant advising parents, teachers, school boards, and advocacy groups. She offers presentations, webinars, and workshops on learning, creativity, motivation, and children's well-being. Her books include: Recently released – a fully revised third edition of Being Smart About Gifted Learning: Empowering Parents
S2 E36 · Thu, November 11, 2021
#036 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Dr Matt Zakreski
Do you think you’re a fraud and one of these days someone is going to discover it?! Then you need this episode as Dr Matt Zakreski takes us through what is imposter syndrome, how does it make us feel and how can we move through it! Go to www.ourgiftedkids.com/podcast to download Dr Matt Zakreski’s slides on Imposter Syndrome! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “Doing the thing is the biggest antidote to imposter syndrome, right? Because imposter syndrome is anxiety and anxiety just wants us to stand still. Anxiety wants us to do nothing. That loud voice in my head is screaming, you're an imposter, you're an imposter, you're an imposter, but you know what? I put some paint on a canvas today. I ran today. I practice my oboe today. I surfed today. I filled out my own application for uni today. I did those things today. It doesn't untangle, it doesn't make imposter syndrome go away, but every time you take a concrete action, its grip on you gets a little bit less. And that's a very cool thing.” – Dr Matt Zakreski Resources Dr Matt Zakreski Dr Matt Zakreski Bio Psychologist, Gifted Expert, International Speaker Matthew Zakreski, PsyD is a high energy, creative clinician who utilizes an eclectic approach to meet the specific needs of his clients. He specializes in working with children and adolescents, as well as their families, in providing therapy and conducting psychological evaluations. Dr. Matt is proud to serve as a consultant to schools, a professor at the university level, and a researcher and author on his specialty, Giftedness. Dr. Matt thrives in supporting young people in understanding, developing, and celebrating their unique brains and ways of operating in their world. He is best known for his work with Gifted individuals and in being an advocate for implementing high-level supports and understanding of Gifted needs. He is a board member of the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education and active in multiple Gifted organizations around the country. Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on <a
S2 E35 · Thu, October 28, 2021
#035 Creating Change, with Lynda McInnes
Lynda, Principal of Dara School , maths & science teacher, (previously nurse & midwife!) joins us to talk about the impact of rules and regulations on opening a school for gifted kids (a topic she has just finished researching for her Phd building on her vast experience and masters of gifted ed) and you'll be surprised about what the biggest challenge was (or maybe not). Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "I think it's about perseverance. There are so many times I wanted to give up, but I didn't. Why didn't I? because there were people around me, and it was about the vision. " – Lynda McInnes Resources The G Word Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week Dara School #019 What is Gifted? With Lynda McInnes BIO Lynda began her professional career as a nurse and midwife where she worked for many years as a remote area nurse. During this time, she taught Health at the local school. She then followed her passion for science by completing a bachelor’s degree with a major in chemistry and then a bachelor’s degree in education. She taught high school maths and science and realised her own children and many other gifted childrens’ needs were not being met in the regular classroom. She studied a master’s degree in education with a focus on gifted education, worked in Gifted Education as an Assistant Principal, while becoming increasingly aware that there was much more that needed to be implemented for gifted children. In late 2013, a group made up people passionate about Gifted Education was formed, and regular meetings focused on establishing a specialist school dedicated to the education of gifted students commenced. The concepts and ideas that emerged formed the philosophical basis of Dara School and four years later the doors finally opened to our first group of gifted students. Throughout the establishment phase of starting Dara School, Lynda has been working as a doctoral student at Flinders University, writing an auto-ethnography thesis (which she has just finished), as she believes it is important to tell the story of establishing Australia’s first, full time specialist school for gifted students. Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can sub
S2 E34 · Wed, October 27, 2021
#034 [GTN Awareness Week] High Potential & Mental Health with Denise Yates
Today’s Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week guest has more than 35 years of experience in education and giftedness, is an author, formerly the CEO of Potential Plus UK, currently a trustee of Potential Trust UK and MBE recipient(!). Denise talks to us about high potential, hidden potential, mental health challenges of gifted, and the importance of looking after ourselves. Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "If I had one plea for the parents and carers and the professionals on here, it would be to look after yourself; your own mental health and wellbeing so that you can support other people to be the best that they can be." – Denise Yates MBE Resources The G Word Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week Potential Plus UK Potential Trust UK The School Handbook for Dual and Multiple Exceptionality: High Learning Potential with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities by Denise Yates BIO Denise Yates has worked in education and training for over thirty five years to enable all individuals to maximise their potential. Over the years, this has included ex-offenders, children with moderate learning difficulties, adults with numeracy and literacy problems and in inner-city areas working with young people at risk of offending. For ten years, Denise was Chief Executive of the national charity, Potential Plus UK (formerly The National Association for Gifted Children). In 2017, Denise left to pursue her passion which could be summarised as ‘hidden potential’; children and young people with Dual and Multiple Exceptionality, those with mental health problems and those who have been failed by the system, for whatever reason. A Cambridge economist, Denise is currently, amongst other things, a Trustee of The Potential Trust, a charitable trust which supports more able children from low-income backgrounds, a non-executive Director of Nisai Education Trust which is interested in exploring different models of education and a member of the Above and Beyond group which looks to work in partnership with organisations in the UK, in whatever sector, for the benefit of children and young people with gifts and talents (including those with DME). Denise is a Fellow of the RSA, a consultant on issues related to inclusion and also a trained Adviser with Citizens Advice and spends time practically helping indiv
S2 E33 · Tue, October 26, 2021
#ActuallyGifted Adult with Heather Cox
Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week wouldn't be the same without talking about #actuallygifted Adults. Heather and our host, Sophia Elliott, talk about being a gifted adult, being identified as a child or as an adult (as gifted & Neuro-diverse) and the highs and lows of those journeys! Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "Because everything had come so easy up until that, in all of my subjects, when things started to get hard, then I started to say, well, I'm not interested in that, and I don't want to do that anymore. That permeated everything and yeah, I found it very difficult because all of my peers had learned how to persist with things at a younger age because things had been tricky for them. So they had to try work these things out. Whereas I hadn't had to do that." – Heather Cox Resources The G Word Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week James & Susie The Power of Different by Gail Saltz BIO Heather Cox Heather Cox is a data analytics student (self-confessed data nerd), Rubik's cube addict, resident volunteer historian of our heritage listed school, with passions and experience in motorsport, IT, furniture design, all kinds of history, critical thinking, programming and recently, microcontrollers. She loves the patterns of linguistics, has studied widely and uses random foreign expressions to get the attention of her kids. Heather has three gifted kids, volunteers as the parent committee convenor at their school and was identified as gifted as a child. She shares her personal journey with giftedness. Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & <a href= "https://www.facebo
S2 E32 · Mon, October 25, 2021
#032 [GTN Awareness Week] Unpacking Homes Schooling (& Maths) with Barry Gelston
We dive into home-schooling (& maths!) with GHF's (Gifted Home schoolers Forum) president (and founder of Mr Gelston's One Room School House ), Barry Gelston, as a part of our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week ! Woo! Barry teaches gifted & 2e students maths so we didn't miss the chance to talk about that too! Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "Having these conversations and speaking to all of us is letting other people know that they're not alone and that they can hear their stories in other people's conversations and knowing that they can be okay. There is a way to make it through."- Barry Gelston. Resources The G Word Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week GHF Learners Mr Gelston’s One Room School House BIO Barry Gelston, M.Ed. is the Board President of GHF whose mission is to empower every gifted family to make strategic, proactive, and intentional educational choices. Currently, Mr. Gelston is a Doctoral student at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education whose focus is on supporting gifted and 2e families. Barry holds a Masters’ Degree in Education from Cambridge College focused on Middle School Mathematics Education and has also completed graduate level coursework in Research, Measurement, and Quantitative Analysis in Behavioral and Educational Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University. Professionally, Mr. Gelston is a private math teacher who works with Gifted & 2e homeschool students who struggle with learning math in traditional settings. His practice supports families from around the world, working online in zoom and using other online assistive technology. After spending 10 years working exclusively teaching math to Gifted and 2e learners, Mr. Gelston has focused solely on the needs of this community. In addition to using core math education tools taking a constructivist approach, his focus has been on allowing 2e learners the space to learn. Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at <a href= "https://parentsofgiftedkidscom-my.sharepoin
S2 Enull · Sun, October 24, 2021
What’s on in Gifted Talented & Neurodiverse Awareness Week?
What’s on in Gifted Talented & Neurodiverse Awareness Week? It is Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week! In this episode we talk about all the FREE events brought to you by The G Word and Our Gifted Kids , as well as heaps of partners. Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Resources The G Word Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week ourgiftedkids.com Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S2 E31 · Thu, October 21, 2021
#031 [GTN Awareness Week] The State of Giftedness with Marc Smolowitz from The G Word
We talk to Marc about the State of Giftedness and the inspiration behind Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week as a part of our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week! Woo! Marc is the multi-award-winning independent filmmaker, director and visionary behind The G Word and a growing community gathering to change the face of giftedness. Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "I saw an opportunity for our movie... to try to bring people together ... it's five days of virtual programming . All of it is free . People are registering for it on our website and showing up every day for webinars and other kinds of online events." – Marc Smolowitz Resources The G Word Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week GRO – Gifted Research Outreach #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! #024 Sexuality & Gender – Tips for parents Andrew Solomon, ‘Far from the Tree’ (book) #019 What is Gifted? BIO Marc Smolowitz is a multi-award-winning independent filmmaker based in San Francisco. With three decades of experience in the film and media business, Smolowitz is a director, producer, and executive producer who has been significantly involved in 50+ successful independent films wearing many hats across the entertainment industry. In 2016, he received one of the prestigious IFP Fellowships to attend the Cannes Film Festival’s Producers Network and Marche du Film marking him as one of USA’s most influential independent film producers. Learn more about Marc's work here : https://www.13thgenfilm.com/ Marc's IMDB page : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810625/ Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the co
S2 E30 · Mon, October 18, 2021
#030 What one School has done to Meet the Needs of Gifted Students, with Helen Finlay
Helen Finlay, Principal of St Peter’s Woodlands Grammar School, joins us today to talk about her new initiatives for gifted education at SPW. Helen talks to us about the importance of meeting the needs of gifted and twice-exceptional students and how they are doing that at SPW, including inquiry-based learning, explicit instruction, new teacher training options and new gifted education programs. What I love is that Helen has not only improved understanding and the offerings around gifted education at SPW but she’s opened up training opportunities and a conversation for teachers and leaders locally to help improve understanding in the sector. Big love to Helen for being the change we need. The 25th – 29th of October is Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week , powered by The G Word and as a partner we’re super excited to support it and be involved in raising awareness. We will be doing daily podcasts for the week so register at The G Word and get involved in all the FREE webinars and podcasts! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “It’s hard to view those children [gifted children] through a lens of vulnerable learners, but they are vulnerable learners. They run the risk of feeling disenfranchised, they run the risk of disengaging from school, and in fact, we know the research tells us that if children learn that school is not somewhere where they are engaged from reception through to year 1 and 2 you may have lost them for the rest of their schooling journey, that’s how crucial it is.” – Helen Finlay, Principal Resources St Peter’s Woodlands Grammar School University of NSW, GERRIC: gifted education Gifted, Talented, Neurodiversity Awareness Week powered by The G Word – Register HERE! Bio Helen Finlay is the current Principal of St Peter’s Woodlands Grammar School in Glenelg, commencing her tenure there in October 2020. Most recently Helen was the Head of Junior School, St Philip’s Christian School, Gosford, and Director of Teaching and Learning across the whole school (Reception – Year 12). She has previously been an education consultant for the NSW Association of Independent Schools, and taught at St Luke’s Anglican School Bayview and Oxford Falls Grammar School. Helen holds a Master of Education from the University of NSW, Certificate of Gifted Education from the University of NSW, Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Education from Macquarie University, and is currently completing
S2 E30 · Wed, September 29, 2021
Why does my gifted child have an imaginary friend? We talk intuition with Dr Alan D. Thompson.
In this episode we’re talking to Dr Alan D. Thompson about intuition and giftedness. We ask what is intuition? We talk about intuition in science, the research behind intuition, imaginary friends, intuition in very high IQ children, how to foster intuition and imagination in our kids, why it’s so important and more… Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “Well, if we look at intuition as this innate process - everyone's got it. It gives people the ability to know things without analytic reasoning. Let's call it the opposite of science - it's knowing without knowing how we know. I think it scares people. It maps to somewhere that we're not comfortable going.” – Dr Alan D. Thompson “I think one of the triggers for me writing this was noticing how many of my high ability clients from seven, eight years old had imaginary friends. And I thought that was fascinating… We've got the research that 34% of high ability or gifted girls have imaginary friends a little bit less for high ability or gifted boys.” – Dr Alan D. Thompson “That can be as simple as lying in bed and talking about dreams in the morning. So, what dream did you have? What dream did the child have? Not with any sense of needing to interpret it, but what is flowing through the subconscious at night?” – Dr Alan D. Thompson Resources Connected – Intuition & Resonance in Smart People by Dr Alan D. Thompson Dr Alan D. Thompson – Life Architect Bio Dr Alan D. Thompson is a world expert in the fields of AI, intelligence, high performance, and personal development. He consults to families with special needs children including Bolshoi ballerinas, chess masters, abstract artists, and those with a mental age up to twice their chronological age. Alan advises international media in the fields of exceptional ability and personal development, consulting to the award-winning series Decoding Genius for GE, Making Child Prodigies for ABC (with the Australian Prime Minister), 60 Minutes for Network Ten/CBS, and Child Genius for Warner Bros. Alan’s dissertation was adapted into a book featuring Dr Rupert Sheldrake, Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People . Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See y
S2 E28 · Thu, September 09, 2021
#028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years? With Dr Geraldine Townend
Today I’m speaking with Dr Geraldine Townend from UNSW about her research on self-concept of gifted, Twice Exceptional (2E), children and the lifelong impacts. We also talk about an awesome project she is supporting which is an educational screener for parents which is in its research phase and a great opportunity for you to get involved! In the episode you’ll hear: What is self-concept and why it is so important Tools and strategies to address negative self-concept A new education screener for parents called Ed Screening How to get involved in the Ed Screening pilot program (see below) Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “Because our twice exceptional students do have things that get in the way of their ability to learn and build some of those core skills, their self-concept starts to go down because they are seeing the world or seeing themselves as less than by comparison. So they do start to build a negative self-concept.” – Dr Geraldine Townend “And she said, I'm trying to develop, , a screener that is going to be available at a really affordable cost for all the parents and the teachers out there. We'll screen all those things like autism, ADHD… dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, all the specific learning disorders and so on. So the parents know in a moment who they need to go to next, which waiting list they need to get on for formal diagnosis… research based and really powerful.” – Dr Geraldine Townend Resources Ed Screening The pilot is currently open and needs a couple of hundred parents to fill out the survey about their child. It takes about 20 mins, it’s FREE during the pilot phase and when the data is crunched, you’ll get a free report. Eventually, it will be instant and low cost. This helps to create an educational screener, backed by research, that will provide direction for parents quickly and help them to know what professionals to see and what strategies to use in the meantime. Things like autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, all the specific learning disorders, and so on. It will save months, if not years, of being on waitlists that don’t turn up a diagnosis and potentially hundreds of dollars for parents by helping them to figure out who it is they need to see. Parents from anywhere in the world can participate. Especially if you have concerns or questions about your child’s learning needs or neuro-diversity. UNSW - GERRIC Check the website for books on neurodiversity! Gifted with Learning Disability Australia</
S2 E27 · Thu, August 26, 2021
Gifted is more than High IQ, Let’s talk about the gifted brain!
Gifted is more than High IQ, Let’s talk about the gifted brain! Today we’re talking about a body of research about the gifted brain from Gifted Research Outreach (GRO), who are a non-profit based in the USA. This research helps us understand why gifted kids have high IQ’s and how the behaviour of your gifted child is impacted by the way their brain is wired. In the episode you’ll hear about the 6 key differences in the gifted brain compared a neurologically typical brain: Increased regional brain volumes Greater connectivity across brain regions Brains operate more efficiently & Expanded brain areas that respond more actively to challenges Greater Sensory Sensitivity Expanded brain areas dedicated to emotional intelligence Tune in to hear more! Hit play and let’s get started! About GRO “In the the first phase of research, GRO is reviewing existing peer-reviewed studies on the physiological differences in the gifted brain . Our review is revealing that many studies provide a potential physiological rationale for the intensities commonly experienced by gifted individuals including intellectual, emotional, motor and sensory processing . These differences also help explain gifted traits and behaviors that parents report their child experiencing, but professionals often dismiss or misdiagnose . While GRO believes that this is just the beginning of understanding how the physiology of gifted individuals differs from the norm, as it progresses in its mission, we will not only have a better understanding of the physiology of this group of outliers, we will contribute to the better understanding, diagnosis, and the development of better medication and treatment protocols for ALL individuals.” - GRO Resources Gifted Research Outreach Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S2 E26 · Mon, June 21, 2021
#026 Creating Agency (and getting your kids to tidy their room) with Julie Skolnick
We’re excited to be talking to Julie Skolnick today about 2E, giftedness, what is creating agency for your children, how and why you should! Julie gives us heaps of tips that will help with validation, expectations, focusing on strengths, discussing why we do things, executive function and more! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “How many people out there think that they're the frontal lobe for their kids? You're the one who sets up all the stuff. The checklist, the double checks, the making sure the do this, do that. That's not agency. That's taking agency actually away. The opposite of that is agency where the child actually is doing the stuff for themselves, that they're making the decisions for themselves. And sometimes that's super scary for parents of gifted and 2E kids... “ – Julie Skolnick Resources com Let’s Talk 2e! virtual conferences WithUnderstandingComesCalm.com Facebook: WithUnderstandingComesCalm Let’s Talk 2e – Parents Let’s Talk 2e – Teachers’ Lounge Instagram: @LetsTalk2e Twitter: @JulieSkolnick LinkedIn: Julie Rosenbaum Skolnick YouTube: Let’s Talk 2e BIO Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D., Founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, LLC, passionately guides parents of gifted and distractible children, mentors 2e adults, trains educators and advises professionals on how to bring out the best and raise self-confidence in their 2e students and clients. Julie serves as Secretary to the Maryland Superintendent’s Gifted and Talented Advisory Council, is an advisor for the Masters of Education Program for the Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity, is the Maryland liaison for Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG), is a Committee member for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and serves as an advisor to “The G Word” feature documentary currently in production. A frequent speaker and prolific writer, Julie
S2 E25 · Fri, June 11, 2021
Why Would Parents Choose a Selective Gifted School? With Deb Nurton
Why would a parent choose a selective school? After reflecting on the intense effort required to navigate the education system for her academically gifted children, Deb returned to university to explore the current thinking in this field. Her research investigated the reasons why parents chose to enrol their gifted children in a selective school. Deb now runs Nurture Connect, a service offering support and practical advice to gain positive outcomes for students and families. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “They had all started out their children at mainstream, so they did know how mainstream worked for their child and each one of them had decided that they needed something different. They all found that their child was actually underperforming. There were school absences. One parent couldn't get her child to school previously. One child was made to repeat year one which is crazy. There was disruptive behaviour. One child would do their work in the morning and then nap in the afternoon. And children were disengaged. When they chose, so they were really looking for something, they had really unhappy children and they were feeling quite traumatized themselves.” – Deb Nurton “I was surprised at the lengths that parents had gone to. I don't know that school is the local school for any of the parents that I interviewed. Obviously, it's closer for some parents than others. The one thing that did surprise me was that parents were traumatized by their experiences. And in fact, what that did for me was made me remember my traumatic experiences.” – Deb Nurton Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S2 E24 · Sun, May 30, 2021
#024 Sexuality & Gender – Tips for parents with Dr Matt Zakreski
Today is Part 2 of a conversation about sex education for parents of gifted kids that we started earlier this year with Dr Matt Zakreski. In this episode, we talk about gender and sexuality as they relate to the gifted population. As parents of gifted kids, we especially, need to be open to accepting, knowing and understanding sexuality and gender issues and we talk about why. We define sexuality, gender, CIS gender, gender fluid, transgender and all the letters in LGBTQ+ and why it is important to understand this language. We provide tips for parents if your child starts talking about sexuality, or questioning gender, or comes out to you, or wants to talk about sex. Not to mention, how to talk about consent as an ongoing conversation. This podcast is full of tips and how-to’s for parents to navigate what can be uncomfortable and complex conversations. Continue the conversation in our Facebook Group or check out our NEW 'What is Gifted' page with a huge FREEBIE - Part 1 of Parent effectively by learning about the gifted brain. 🤩 Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “What we're doing is, we are normalizing these conversations. We are taking this out of the bedroom, out of the closet, and shining the light of day on it. And, to those of you who are out there, who are engaging with this, keep engaging with it.” – Dr Matt Zakreski “What we want is to create an environment where it's safe for people to come out and share all aspects of ourselves. And that starts very much with the language we use…we want to use gender neutral terms as best we can.” – Dr Matt Zakreski “So the number one thing you say when someone comes out to you is thank you because they are choosing to do a brave thing and they have identified you as a brave person.” – Dr Matt Zakreski Resources Dr Donna Ford Dr Matt Zakreski The G Word Film Mark Smolowitz Dr Matt Zakreski Bio Psychologist, Gifted Expert, International Speaker Matthew Zakreski, PsyD is a high-energy, creative clinician who utilizes an eclectic approach to meet the specific needs of his clients. He specializes in working with children and adolescents, as well as their families, in providing therapy and conducting psychological evaluations. Dr. Matt is proud to serve as a consultant to schools, a professor at the university level, and a researcher and author on his specialty, Giftedness. Dr. Matt thrives in supporting young peopl
S2 E23 · Fri, May 21, 2021
#023 Gifted Assessments & IQ Tests with Psychologist Kate Plum
Today I’m speaking with psychologist Kate Plum about the assessment journey for gifted kids. In this episode we talk about when an IQ Test is helpful, what steps are involved, the pros and cons of assessment, the nuances of cognitive tests for gifted kids, the components of the test and much more. If you’re a parent considering whether you need to get your child assessed, this is the episode for you! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “It's very important that, that the parents. Get what they came for really? It's not a yes or no scenario. Are they gifted? Yes or no? It's yes, but, or no, but there's always a, but, and, and that's where that, that value, I think in the assessment lies.” – Kate Plum “The assessment is the beginning. It's not the end. A lot of parents think let's get an assessment and find out once and for all. The assessments, just the beginning, the assessment is where we all know what that next step is. And then I provide what that next step is.” – Kate Plum “We're all highly trained in psychometric assessment. I think there is, a widespread lack of understanding when it comes to how nuanced giftedness can be. It's not just an IQ score. It's part of it, but it's not all of it that just tells us what that baseline potential is. It doesn't show us what the child's actually doing.” – Kate Plum Resources Kid Psychology Bio Kate Plumb has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of a variety of issues in children and combines her dual qualifications of psychologist and teacher to develop specific and individualised intervention plans based on each child’s unique need. Kate conducts a range of assessments for ADHD, Autism (including the ADOS), psychometrics (IQ) & learning difficulties (dyslexia) for any age. Kate provides support for kids and families of primary school age. Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S2 E22 · Tue, May 11, 2021
#022 Lessons from CTY Ireland with Dr Colm O'Reilly
Today I’m speaking with Dr Colm O’Reilly, Director of the Centre of Talented You at Ireland’s Dublin City University, about their awesome program. In the episode, you’ll hear all about the program CTYI offer, why they offer it and who get’s to attend. We also talk at length about tips for parents of gifted kids. The CTYI engages about 6000 and has operated for 30 years so I was keen to know what Dr Colm O’Reilly has learned about gifted kids and parenting gifted kids during this time! Hit play and let’s get started! Dr Colm O’Reilly “Sometimes with bright kids. You need to relax that a little bit because they're obviously doing quite well up to now. Sometimes you can be overly focused on what they're getting in scores and exams and tests and stuff, because we're constantly using that as a metric to judge them as to how well they're doing when the passion and the interest and what they believe and what they like is very important, too.” – Dr Colm O’Reilly Dr Colm O’Reilly has worked in the area of gifted education for decades, is a published academic and Director of the CTYI. Dr O’Reilly engages internationally with gifted education and is a wealth of knowledge and experience. Resources Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S2 E1 · Mon, May 03, 2021
#021 Parenting Gifted Kids Words of Wisdom from the first 20 Episodes!
Welcome to our new series of the Our Gifted Kids Podcast! We’re starting this series by reflecting on our first 20 episodes. I’ve managed to select 12 of my biggest parenting aha moments and themes that have come from all of the words of wisdom of our guests. It’s been such a privilege to talk to such generous and knowledgeable people, so committed to gifted kids that, out of respect and in thanks, I wanted to pause and reflect on some of the personal lessons I took away from our first series. Thank you, sincerely, to all of our guests so far and we’re really looking forward to getting into this new series with many more awesome guests! Stay tuned! Hit play and let’s get started! Resources You can find all the episodes at ourgiftedkids.com Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
Fri, April 09, 2021
#020 A Journey of Perfectionism
A holiday replay of our most popular episodes! This holidays we have replayed our most popular episodes so it's a great chance to catch up on any you've missed before we return with new episodes next week! In this episode I talk to Samantha, mum of a number of gifted kids and a big part of their journey is perfectionism. For more info about how you can help your gifted child with perfectionism, check out these other episodes as well: #010 Growth Mindset with Big Life Journel Founder Alexandra Eidens #017 What is a gifted Assessment with Amanda Drury Blog - How I learnt to Chill Out as a Parent of Gifted Kids More blogs and podcasts at www.ourgiftedkids.com and subscribe so you don't miss out! Find show notes at: https://ourgiftedkids.com/blog/perfectionism/
Fri, April 09, 2021
#019 What is Gifted?
Tune in for our first holiday replay of our most popular episodes! This episode talks about What is Gifted?!? with Lynda McInnes , Principal of Australia's first school for gifted kids. For more info about what gifted is all about check out our blogs and podcasts at www.ourgiftedkids.com and subscribe so you don't miss out! This week and next week we will be replaying our most popular episodes so it's a great chance to catch up on any you've missed!! Find show notes at: https://ourgiftedkids.com/blog/what-is-gifted-podcast/
Wed, April 07, 2021
Looking at Giftedness & Autism with Kate Donohue
Today I’m speaking with Kate Donohue from Dynamic Parenting about the intersection of giftedness and autism. In the episode, we talk about highly and profoundly gifted children, what autism looks like in gifted children, the intersection of giftedness and autism, and what we need to look out for. Kate has been working in the disability sector for more than 20 years. She has been a DIR Floortime therapist, kindergarten and schoolteacher, service leader mentor, support worker, and workshop presenter. Kate's learning journey really began when she became a parent to 2 neurodivergent girls. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “They need to be able to comprehend our children. Some people just cannot comprehend how diverse our kids are because the giftedness skews all of the disability. So, the disabilities don't present the way they're doing the textbooks. .. the clinician needs to have an understanding of the interplay between the disability and the giftedness and sometimes multiple disabilities and giftedness. So, it's this really unique profile.” - Kate “ It's not about the behaviours on the outside. It's not about somebody who looks autistic or doesn't look autistic. It's about what the gaps in development are, or what their sensory system is doing, what they need to know to understand other people, and then supporting them to get the supports that they need.” – Kate “While they're concentrating so hard on fitting in and understanding others and not making mistakes and not being found out and not being ridiculed. There's so much anxiety going on. It's really hard for them to learn. And it's really hard to have joy and freedom and expression and to become that authentic version of themselves. So masking does have a high cost to people who do mask.” - Kate Resources Dynamic Parenting Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S1 E17 · Mon, March 29, 2021
#017 What is a Gifted Assessment? & other Quirks of Giftedness with Amanda Drury
Today I’m speaking with Amanda Drury from Gifted 2E Support Australia as we delve into what is in a gifted assessment and a bunch of other quirks of giftedness. In this episode you’ll hear: The different subsections of WISC (one type of IQ assessment) The hidden messages in IQ assessments 3 types of masking 2 types of ADHD Red flags that help identify gifted & 2E kids in the classroom and at home 2 types of perfectionism, and What is a melt-down? Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “Dysfunctional perfectionism comes up a lot in twice-exceptional children that, that essentially that refusal to do any work because you're too scared to fail.” - Amanda “When I asked her, how is he reading novels he can't when he can't phonetically spell?... She said because he's remembering the shape of the word. He's remembering them as pictures.” - Amanda “They might be distressed or ashamed of their anxiety or their depression, or maybe they're scared of it…They will spend the whole day masking their anxiety putting up a persona… over the top of their anxiety because they don't want anyone to know that they're anxious and then they go home and they completely lose it. And it's bad, it's back to back meltdowns for the whole afternoon.” - Amanda Resources Gifted 2E Support Australia Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S1 E16 · Mon, March 22, 2021
Exploring the Gifted Identity with Marc Smolowitz, the filmmaker behind The G Word Film
Today I’m speaking with filmmaker Marc Smolowitz about his upcoming documentary, The G Word Film. The film is currently in post-production with an expected release date in early 2022. The G Word Film is the first major documentary on giftedness and asks the question, Who Gets to be Gifted In America? The shorts released so far describe a scenario that is seen globally. In the episode, we talk about trauma, hope, and empowerment, gender and sexuality, identity, and more! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “Trauma is a huge theme in every story. But I'm not here to beat you up. That's just not my, I don't believe that's my job. I believe my job is actually more about giving you hope or leaving you with a sense of possibilities, prospects for change prospects, for making things better. I've dealt with, all kinds of traumatic stories and, trauma is, one side of the story. The other side is empowerment.” – Marc “I had a sense of being other in the world.” -Marc Resources The G Word Film #MyGiftedStory Learn more about Marc's work Marc's IMDB page Unleash Monday Podcast Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe, and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook ! Introducing Marc Smolowitz Marc Smolowitz is a multi-award-winning independent filmmaker based in San Francisco. With three decades of experience in the film and media business, Smolowitz is a director, producer, and executive producer who has been significantly involved in 50+ successful independent films wearing many hats across the entertainment industry. The combined footprint of his works has touched 200+ film festivals and markets on 5 continents, yielding substantial worldwide sales to theatrical, television, and VOD outlets, notable box office receipts, and numerous awards and nominations. Hi
Mon, March 15, 2021
How do I talk to my gifted child about sex? With Dr Matt Zakreski
Today I’m speaking with Dr Matt Zakreski about sex education for gifted kids. Dr Matt uses a lifespan sex education model with a gifted education lens to talk about sex to our gifted kids. In the episode you’ll hear: Looking at sex education through the gifted perspective. What gifted traits you need to consider during the sex education talks and puberty. What to talk about during each phase of your child growing up. 3 Biggest tips for parents – own the awkward, it’s a series of conversations, you don’t have to go it alone! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “Most schools, if they have sex ed at all is in eighth grade right before they go to high school. And at that point, you're probably at least two years into puberty, maybe three… So can you imagine… let's use driving the car. You start driving the car and three years later, I'm going to teach you how to do it.” – Dr. Matt “We're going to change, start wearing deodorant, or we start having to shave, maybe wearing makeup, wearing a bra, does a bra have underwire, right? These are all sensory things that we have to consider.” Dr. Matt “Then we get to that emotional overexcitability... All those emotions are going to be felt to like 14, on a one to 10 scale, which means when our kids crush. They're going to crush hard and they might get a little obsessive. They might have their hearts broken and that is something we need to anticipate as adults.” – Dr. Matt Resources Dr. Matt Zakreski Website Dr. Matt Zakreski Facebook Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
Wed, March 10, 2021
#014 Understanding 2E with Amanda Drury
Today I’m speaking with Amanda Drury from Gifted 2E Support Australia about her journey and what 2 E is all about. We've talked about what is twice-exceptional? How can you be 2E? Masking 2E, masking giftedness. The importance of strengths-based learning. Hit play and let’s get started! Resources Gifted 2E Support Australia GTCASA Kids Like Us Facebook Groups – try Our Gifted Kids! GLD Australia Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
Mon, March 01, 2021
#013 Screen time, Help! Jocelyn Brewer talks Broccoli & Digital Nutrition.
Today I’m speaking with Jocelyn Brewer, creator of the Digital Nutrition concept. We’re talking about screen time and a new way parents can look at this challenging topic! Jocelyn helps us stay human in a digital world . In the episode you’ll hear: A new concept for managing screen time - Digital Nutrition. Gaming and computer games – an opportunity to show a growth mindset and connect! Using technology (games) to build on our weaknesses. Communication and understanding. How to win a spot in Jocelyn’s Engaging (Tech Obsessed) Adolescents course! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “Actually having a person sitting next to you with the controller and having that easy cool presence while engaging is like a digital super food.” – Jocelyn “You don't have to be a gamer and I guess this is what I encourage parents to really look beyond. We wouldn't say, oh, I'm not much of a booker. If you could just go over there and do your booking and like, just, don't ask me to want to know anything about what you're doing with your books. We wouldn't have that same kind of attitude. And so this is what I mean about curiosity.” – Jocelyn “What we noticed with young people, especially around relationships or thinking they know everything is that they're walking through this big dark, I usually call it a warehouse of their life, with a match. What they can see is only as far as that match gives them insight and they think, oh wow, I can see everything. Whereas the process of brain development and the experiences of life, start throwing on bigger and better light bulbs.” - Jocelyn Resources Enter Competition to win a spot in Jocelyn’s Course, Engaging (Tech Obsessed) Adolescents here! Digital Nutrition – Jocelyn Brewer’s Website The Quest for Digital Super Foods – Jocelyn Brewer Introducing Virtual Vitamins – Jocelyn Brewer Taming Gaming Website PAX Aus Gaming Conference Parent Shop Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about yo
Mon, February 22, 2021
Unleash your Giftedness with Nadja Cereghetti from Unleash Monday
Today I’m speaking with Nadja Cereghetti host of the Unleash Monday Podcast. It was so much fun to find a kindred spirit, she’s on a mission to create space for gifted adults with her awesome podcast! In the episode you’ll hear: Nadja talking about her journey of discovering she was gifted as an adult Her immense relief in finally understanding herself What it means to be a multipotentialite or generalist The diversity of giftedness Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “I started reading these checklists and I read books and it was quite an emotional process. I was crying. It was this kind of relief of finally having an answer to so many unanswered questions, but also frustration. Why didn't anybody see this?” - Nadja “After a little while embracing this it was very empowering. I got this empowerment that I wished for my friends. I got it for myself and it gives me more self-confidence in what, who I am and what I do. And so I thought I need to share this.” - Nadja “There's too much interesting stuff. I cannot just focus on one thing and knowing about this [giftedness], it really gives me, personally, permission to just do and not having to justify to anybody else.” - Nadja “We recognize greatness in other people, whatever they do. But for ourselves, we always feel like we need a certificate. We need a diploma, we need some sort of proof, but you don't.” - Nadja Resources Unleash Monday Unleash Monday on Instagram Unleash Monday on Twitter Multipotentialite Ted Talk The G Word Film Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
Mon, February 15, 2021
#011 Filmmaker Marc Smolowitz talks about The G Word Film
Today I’m speaking with filmmaker Marc Smolowitz about his upcoming documentary, The G Word Film. The film is currently in post-production with an expected release date in early 2022. The G Word Film is the first major documentary on giftedness and asks the question, Who Gets to be Gifted In America? The shorts released so far describe a scenario that is seen globally. In the episode you’ll hear: The journey from idea to reality and how it all started. Marc’s journey with giftedness and activism. Giftedness as identity. Gifted trauma. The G Word is more than just a film – it’s making an IMPACT! How to get involved #mygiftedstory Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “When I looked out into the world, I saw that there hadn't really been a significant documentary that was ever made or publicly or widely released on this topic. So that immediately piques my interest because if no one's ever done it, maybe I could be the first to do it.” – Marc Smolowitz “One of the kind of beliefs of this movie is that giftedness is like an identity. And then it functions in very similar ways. You can either be empowered or it can be traumatic, and that there's a sort of a continuum that the child experiences around that journey with perceiving themselves as smart or not right.” – Marc Smolowitz “I want this movie to be one of the most significant education documentaries of this decade of the 2020s.” – Marc Smolowitz “There's all these assumptions of a high achieving gifted person. And we know that exists. We know there are just really freaking smart people out there. The G Word is going to show you people who you're going to expect, who are rightly have obviously at the table, but because of different complex aspects of who they are and where they were raised.” – Marc Smolowitz “When we first launched in 2016, we immediately, out the gate, were hearing from people all over the world. I would say, from Switzerland to Singapore, we were getting emails and these emails were often quite chilling, because they would be from parents who are struggling. “ – Marc Smolowitz Resources The G Word Film #MyGiftedStory Learn more about Marc's work Marc's IMDB page Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at <a href= "https://parentsofgiftedkidscom-my.sharepoint.com/perso
Sun, February 07, 2021
#010 Growth Mindset with Big Life Journal Founder, Alexandra Eidens
Growth Mindset with Big Life Journal Founder, Alexandra Eidens Today I’m speaking with Alexandra Eidens about all things Growth Mindset! Alexandra is the CEO and Founder of the Big Life Journal website and it was lovely to catch up and talk. In this episode you’ll hear: What is a growth mindset? What is the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset? How can we encourage our children to have a growth mindset (and us!). What the best thing we can do as parents. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “ What are the automatic thoughts? What do they immediately start thinking If something doesn't go their way?… We can help our children rewire their brain to replace those thoughts with positive ones or the encouraging empowering ones.” – Alexandra “If you can influence their brain structure and how the brain is wired, and you can literally set them up for success in life.” - Alexandra “ We like to say that children are not born with a certain level of potential, their potential is unlimited. And your job as a parent is to first, make sure they know that. And second, help them develop their potential.” - Alexandra Resources Big Life Journal USA Big Life Journal Australia The Big Life Kids Podcast Dr Carol Dweck Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S1 E9 · Mon, February 01, 2021
#009 The Our Gifted Kids Story
In this episode, I talk about my own story discovering my children are gifted and how that ended in the creation of Our Gifted Kids and the community we're building! "Parenting gifted kids is really tough and you can feel very alone and it's easy to think that you're slightly bonkers… you feel like there's not necessarily a bunch of people out there who are going to understand what you're going through. And there is." - Sophia Resources Our Gifted Kids Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
Sun, December 20, 2020
Top Secret Parent Talk About Santa
In our final episode of the year, let’s talk about Santa! All those questions! How does Santa fly around the world in one night? Where do all the gifts come from? As parents, it is hard to know what to say about Santa so in this episode we share one way of having the ‘Santa’ conversation that is sure to work! Hit play and let’s get started! Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe, and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
Sun, December 13, 2020
Megan's journey of parenting a twice exceptional child
Talking parenting and Megan’s (Twice) Exceptional Life Today I’m speaking with Megan about parenting twice-exceptional children and the very important community we need around us as parents. In the episode you’ll hear: Megan’s journey of uncovering her son’s giftedness and twice exceptionality The challenges of parenting 2e children – those intense melt downs How praise and perfectionism are big challenges How intense anxiety is a daily struggle Why we all need a community to support us Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “I remember thinking something isn’t quite right here. As he grew up, he continued to have massive meltdowns, big, big multiple hour-long meltdowns over tiny things.” -Megan “If it’s not me that is going to support my child 100% and understand them as well as I can then who else is going to?” -Megan “Who is my child? Meet him where he is, this is what he is capable of right now.” – Megan “In the past year where I have had this new awakening to him and his needs, my relationship has flourished, he trusts me. Our relationship has this new understanding.” – Megan “We have had a great year and I think that’s due to my patience with him and my demeanor. I want to understand him and connect with him.” – Megan “Giftedness is not easy and there is a real myth that gifted kids are just a breeze. They are amazing but it’s also really challenging as a parent.” -Sophia “Finding other people was a game-changer for me.” - Megan Resources This (Twice) Exceptional Life Website This (Twice) Exceptional Life Instagram Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
Tue, December 08, 2020
Is Montessori a good match for giftedness? – Selena’s Story
Is Montessori a good match for giftedness? – Selena’s Story Today I’m speaking with Selena about uncovering her child’s giftedness and her experience of Montessori in the early years. In this episode you’ll hear about: Accepting her son is gifted and trying not to be that parent Her son hiding himself when his needs were not met in early years learning Re-learning how to learn at school when he did find the right place Why the assessment was so helpful One child and different Montessori experiences in the early years Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “School became about play and social stuff - it wasn’t about learning it was about hanging out with your mates… it’s kind of sad because they are hungry for something and they aren’t getting that at school.” – Selena “He hid…. He was very quiet, he was very introverted. He learned that when you’re in the classroom you shut up, you don’t ask questions, you don’t get involved and then playtime is when you come alive… and that did a lot of damage.” - Selena “Now he’s at the right school, now he’s at Dara where they actually understand his brain and how it works and can meet his needs [but] it’s taken a couple of terms to re-learn that school was where we learnt.” - Selena “I think he just wasn’t able to be himself and he was managing that by shutting down at school and then getting vivaciously hungry for whatever he could get outside of it.” – Selena “It’s not about the label… but it’s about the information that that report gives… and it helped me so much to understand my son.” - Selena Resources Edufolios Dara School Edufolios Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
Sat, November 28, 2020
Starting Over. Tennille’s brave decision to move her son interstate to find friends.
Starting Over. Tennille’s brave decision to move her son interstate to find friends. Today I’m speaking with Tennille about discovering her son is gifted and moving interstate to find like-minded friends and a school that worked for him. In the episode you’ll hear: Tennille’s journey of figuring out her son was gifted. The challenge of figuring out your first/only child is gifted. Her decision to move interstate to find the right school. The challenges of finding friends and peers for gifted kids. A gifted child who actually sleeps! They do exist! The challenges of getting emotional and social needs met. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “I always thought he was pretty special, he just got things very quickly, but I didn’t think it was any different, certainly not outstanding in any way.” - Tennille “I started thinking about it [gifted] on his second birthday when he picked up a board book but just sat on my nan’s lap and read the board book to her.” - Tennille “He couldn’t handle more than five minutes with one kid and he was regulating his own social [situation] so there was never any complaints, he was managing it, but he wasn’t getting what he needed and we just hadn’t seen the affects yet. And that’s when I knew this is going to be a social, emotional, problem.” - Tennille “He said to me “these guys get me” and I’m like, what, I didn’t even noticed that he had known the difference but he saw some of these other Dara kids saying stuff and he understood them and they were saying stuff that he felt that I didn’t know he felt.” - Tennille “I had my car shipped across, and we each had two suitcases, and that was all we brought with us. We started fresh and it was the scariest thing I’ve ever done, it was massive. We have no family here, we’d never visited the school.” - Tennille Resources Dara School Mensa Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/our-gif
S1 E4 · Fri, October 30, 2020
Gifted Kids Books with Gloria & Peter van Donge
Today I’m speaking with Gloria and Peter van Donge about their series of picture books written especially for gifted kids. In the episode you’ll hear: Gifted kids having very specific challenges that Gloria’s book address: Loving to learn, being creative thinkers, emotional sensitivity Finding it hard to fit in Perfectionism, camouflaging behaviours The books are for parents, grandparents and teachers and come with resources to help you use them that are linked to the Australian curriculum & early years framework The books have been published in many countries and by councillors and psychologists Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “The underlying theme of the series is of acceptance and it really is ok to be gifted.” – Gloria “It’s ok to be creative and innovative and enjoy the results of successful negotiations” - Gloria “Its ok to be curious, to have a desire to learn.” - Peter Resources Gifted Kids Zone Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S1 E2 · Thu, October 22, 2020
Perfectionism & Heavy Expectations - Sharing Samantha’s Story
Today I’m speaking with Samantha about her gifted kids who are now all grown up. In the episode you’ll hear: Going from primary through to high school as gifted with her, now grown up, gifted kids How giftedness expresses itself differently in her three children The crippling effects of perfectionism Different challenges of each child Mental health issues and challenges of high school Wanting to drop out of school Hiding at school and not wanting to stand out Living up to expectations of themselves and others Being crippled by testing and schooling Changing direction to find their happy place The importance of finding peers to connect with Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “The worst moment is when you can’t help them because they are feeling do desperate and disappointed in themselves. The perfectionism is so destructive. The depression and the anxiety that goes along with this; that’s the thing that as parents we need help with the most.” - Samantha “It was always a pleasant surprise, the things they achieved… it was lovely to be excited about what they did do.” – Samantha “You don’t have to be what people expect you {to be} I just want you to be happy.” – Samantha “Take each child as an individual and do what works for them.” - Samantha Resources Wonderful storybooks for gifted kids, including a book on perfectionism – Gifted Kid Zone Helping Gifted Students Cope with Perfectionism – Davidson Institute A Gifted Kid’s Conundrum — Part Two — Anxiety and Perfectionism – your Rainforest Mind Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S1 E2 · Tue, October 20, 2020
What is Gifted? With Lynda McInnes, Principal of a School for Gifted Kids
Today I’m speaking with Lynda McInnes, Principal of Dara School for gifted kids about What is Gifted? Find out what Bart and Lisa from the Simpsons can tell us about being gifted! It might not be what you think! In the episode you’ll hear: There is no single definition of giftedness Giftedness is also called highly abled Children are usually gifted in particular areas but rarely in all areas Using psychological assessment to identify strengths Asynchronous development – being age-appropriate in some areas and gifted in other areas Learning at their stage (not age) in each subject Differentiation and the challenges of teachers to cater to variance of six years in a classroom The importance of differentiating for gifted kids Gifted kids need more than differentiation in the classroom What Bart & Lisa Simpson can tell us about gifted kids About starting a school for gifted kids Gifted kids not fitting into mainstream schools Finding your tribe Gifted kids don’t have all the gifted characteristics Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “When you have a relevant curriculum that’s relevant to that child then all their issues disappear… boredom, disruptive behaviour disappears.” – Lynda “We’re falling behind internationally and …within our current context of education, it’s an inclusive education, so, all children of the same age are placed into the same classroom to do the same work then each teacher is expected to differentiate the curriculum so you can accommodate their needs…. the research shows… there are 6 years of difference in one classroom… how can a teacher do it?” – Lynda Resources Dara School for Gifted Children What is Giftedness? – National Assoc Gifted Children What is this "gifted" thing anyway? – Davidson Institute Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe, and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook !
S1 E1 · Mon, October 19, 2020
#001 Welcome to Our Gifted Kids Podcast
Welcome to Our Gifted Kids Podcast - a hub for all things gifted. This Podcast is about sharing the journey of actually parenting gifted kids and connecting with advice and support so we have everything we need for every member of our family to thrive. If you’d like to be a part of this conversation and share your experience, where ever you’re at in the journey, or maybe you’re someone who works with gifted kids and would like to share your work or services get in touch at www.ourgiftedkids.com because this is all about building community! Our Podcast can be found in all the places you find podcasts, so subscribe, review and leave me a comment!
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