100 Things to Never Say to the Parent of a Gifted Kid
Look, we get it. Gifted kids are statistically fairly rare. It’s not every day you meet a child who has memorized the periodic table or who can hold their own in a political discussion on the playground. A child with a high IQ can be a bit jarring to encounter,...
Taking An Eclectic Approach To Homeschooling Your Gifted Child
Taking an eclectic approach to homeschooling when your child is gifted or twice exceptional makes sense. In fact, I believe it to be one of the best ways to engage and challenge a gifted learner. Here are all the reasons why. We are an eclectic...
Should I Test My Gifted Child?
To label or not to label… that is an important question to ask as you journey through the world of parenting gifted kids. Children who can be intense, difficult to manage, asynchronous, and amazingly spectacular… often at the same time. Is testing gifted children...
Psychomotor Overexcitabilities And Gifted Children: What You Need To Know
This continues our overexcitabilities series for parents of gifted children. Today, the focus is psychomotor excitabilities and gifted children. Gifted children with psychomotor overexcitabilities display extreme energy and activity levels. Due to...Welcome!
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!
