Anxiety | Raising Lifelong Learners

RLL #71: Resiliency and Why Our Kids Need It

by Podcast Team | Jun 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Family, Giftedness and Intensity, Homeschool, Podcast

Resiliency is the ability for any of us, including our kids, to bounce back from adversity. The potential for happiness or success comes from how we take snippets of those bad days, turn ourselves around and bounce back from stress, challenge, tragedy,...

Safe Place Fatigue | The Wear and Tear of Being Your Child’s Person

by Colleen Kessler | May 11, 2020 | Anxiety, Giftedness and Intensity

It happens during most bedtimes. Birthday parties. Holidays. In the middle of the night after a bad dream, in the middle of the afternoon during a storm, in the middle of a movie that was a little too emotionally intense. It happens during times of stress. It happens...

RLL #65: [Audioblog] Navigating Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Kids

by Podcast Team | Apr 22, 2020 | Anxiety, Family, Giftedness and Intensity, Homeschool, Kindness, Podcast

Gifted children have characteristics that can often cause them to struggle socially and emotionally. In today’s episode, Colleen shares an audioblog — an article that first appeared on the site — outlining some common challenges facing gifted kids and offering real...

RLL #61: Let’s Talk About Anxiety

by Podcast Team | Mar 25, 2020 | Anxiety, Podcast

Anxieties are high. Kids are worrying. Adults are worrying. We’re all kind of in this big ole anxiety boat together. We could really use some solidarity and support right now. While recorded before COVID-19 hit, in this episode I talk about five simple things you can do with your anxious kiddos to help them right now.

Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety During COVID-19

by Colleen Kessler | Mar 24, 2020 | Anxiety

I was drifting off to sleep in my Fort Worth hotel room just last week after the convention I was speaking at was closed down in the middle of everything because the city had issued an order banning all gatherings of more than 100 people. I heard my teen clear his...

Taming the Worry Dragon at GHC

by Colleen Kessler | Mar 6, 2020 | Anxiety, Homeschool

Year after year that I attend Great Homeschool Conventions, I meet families struggling to help their child cope with anxiety, worry, and perfectionism. Anxiety is an issue plaguing many of today’s young people, and gifted and twice-exceptional children are...