This week, Colleen has a conversation on the social and emotional needs of gifted children with Jim Delisle, her graduate school mentor and one of the nation’s foremost experts on raising and teaching gifted children. Jim Delisle is an accomplished...
Even experts can’t really agree on a concrete definition of giftedness, but as parents, we have a pretty good idea just from watching our kids. Some of their behavior is puzzling, their reactions can be downright confusing, but they are all gifted,...
It’s the term that does half the damage: gifted. It has an elitist air to it, an insinuation that someone has something better, has something more, has an elevated status that is unattainable by most. Calling your child gifted gives some the impression that...
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...
As another fall arrives, it is probably time for most of us to review our homeschooling plans (even if they are flexible plans) for our gifted and intense children. No matter how you choose to homeschool your kiddos, some decisions probably need to be made soon to...
Spelling is one of those subjects that can often go overlooked when homeschooling, especially if you have big readers. For some gifted kiddos, like my Molly, spelling is intuitive, basically absorbed through all of the literature she goes through. Other kids, though,...
Hi! I’m Colleen, gifted specialist, educational consultant, author, speaker, and homeschool mom of four gifted/twice-exceptional kids.
Grab a cup of coffee, some of that chocolate you’re hiding from the kids, and join me as I learn, experiment, and explore with my kiddos — and hopefully inspire you a little in your journey alongside smart, quirky, creative kids, too!