Podcast Archives | Raising Lifelong Learners

RLL #80: Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School? with Blake Boles

We speak a lot around here about lifelong learning, that self-motivated pursuit of knowledge not based on a required set of circumstances but learning for its own sake. When our kids are younger, they usually seem pretty content to follow our...

RLL #79: [Audioblog] Mislabeled Behavior And Undiagnosed Giftedness

The frustration is real; your intense kiddo might be having outbursts you can’t explain, or doesn’t relate to others his own age or has a sensitivity to stimuli that is overwhelming, or any combination of the three or more! None of the professionals...

RLL #78: College For All with Trent Thompson

Have a gifted student who is not being challenged enough? Maybe they are especially gifted in certain areas and able to work ahead? Can you imagine what he or she could do at age 18 after having already finished their bachelor’s degree while in high...

RLL #77: Asynchronous Development in Gifted Children

The label “gifted” conjures up images of beautifully wrapped presents with neatly tied bows, images that are a stark contrast to the reality of giftedness: asynchrony. There can be huge differences between a gifted child’s physical,...

RLL #76: Creating the Adventurous Family with Rachel Rainbolt

Gentle parenting, natural homeschooling and simple living can seem like lofty goals for many of us, but are they really? Colleen explores these ideas and more with Rachel Rainbolt of Sage Family, who has created a lasting culture of connection and...

RLL #75: [Audioblog] Dear Tired Mama of Gifted Kids

It’s been a long day already, and you haven’t even taken your first sip of coffee. You didn’t get to bed until well after midnight because the oldest couldn’t shut his mind down and wanted, no needed, to talk about every single, swirling thought he’d ever...

RLL #74: Solving the Transcript Problem with Maya & Nina Serna

In this episode, Colleen meets the Serna family to discuss how self-directed learners Maya and Nina solved a real-world problem in the course of their studies. Maya and Nina realized that there was a genuine need among teen homeschoolers to track learning and...

RLL #73: [Audioblog] Falling Unexpectedly In Love with Homeschooling My Gifted Child

We don’t always know what we need or what our kids’ need in this journey to raise them as lifelong learners, and sometimes what is absolutely right happens in the most trying of circumstances! In today’s episode, Colleen shares an audioblog — an article...

RLL #72: Profoundly Gifted Kids and Radical Acceleration with Michelle and Elliott Tanner

Today, Colleen speaks with Michelle Tanner and her profoundly gifted son, Elliott, about the wonderful journey they’ve taken to radically accelerate Elliott to college at the tender age of 11. Their story proves that no matter what area our kiddos excel...

RLL #71: Resiliency and Why Our Kids Need It

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,...

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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!