by Colleen Kessler | Dec 28, 2020 | Anxiety, Family
I like to say that I hold several Google University degrees. I am an incessant, constant, chronic researcher. I cannot seem to ever learn enough or have my curiosity quenched. What’s that beautiful flower growing on the side of the highway? What ever happened to...
by Podcast Team | Nov 18, 2020 | Anxiety, Giftedness and Intensity, Podcast
The truth is, anxious kids can get overwhelmed a lot. While current events seem especially dire, there will always be things happening that are hard for our anxious children to understand or even remain calm about. It’s our responsibility to give...
by Shawna Wingert | Nov 6, 2020 | Anxiety, Family, Giftedness and Intensity
One of my most salient memories of elementary school is, unfortunately, a dark one. In the summer before fifth grade, I learned from TV news that a girl who attended my school had been killed, along with the rest of her family, by her mentally ill father. It was...
by Colleen Kessler | Oct 5, 2020 | Anxiety, Family
I have three kids. Two are boys, and one is a girl. Two have blue eyes and one has green. Two are currently in public school, and one is homeschooled. One is a sensory seeker, one is a sensory avoider, and one is just sensory stimuli personified. My oldest looks just...
by Podcast Team | Sep 16, 2020 | Anxiety, Family, Giftedness and Intensity, Homeschool, Podcast
Anxiety can be an enormous problem for our gifted and 2E children. It can cause struggles in education, social situations, and lead to even bigger issues as our kiddos grow older. Just as important as helping our kiddos navigate anxiety is realizing that we...
by Colleen Kessler | Sep 7, 2020 | Anxiety, Giftedness and Intensity
Far and away, overwhelmingly, by far the number one question that is brought to us by parents of gifted children is the desperate query, “How can I tell the difference between an overexcitability and an actual diagnosis? How do I know if my child is just...