What This Homeschool Graduate Wants You To Know
In this very special episode of The Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast, Colleen is joined by her son and recent homeschool graduate, Trevor Kessler. It is a candid look back at more than a decade of learning together, including how Trevor really feels about...
Finding Homeschool Community (for our children and ourselves)
One of the challenges of homeschooling is finding a community that works for your child's needs and interests. In this episode of The Raising Lifelong Learner Podcast, Shawna and I talk about the reality of finding a homeschool community for our children and...
A Different Kind Of Family Togetherness: Ideas and Encouragement For Connecting With Our Kids
Do you want more for your family? Do you have bigger dreams and a desire for deeper relationships with your kids? Join Colleen in this encouraging and practical conversation with Celeste Orr, from Togetherness Redefined. They discuss creating...
The Best Advice I Can Give You: Become A Student Of Your Child
One of the best pieces of advice I give a parent is to become a student of their child. To really pay attention and discover what your child is interested in, passionate about, or wants to explore further so you can use that information to design the best...
The Gift Of Accepting Our Quirky Kids As They Are (not how we want them to be)
Parenting gifted and twice exceptional children can bring an entire host of fears and guilt, especially when our children are struggling or not typically developing. In this episode of The Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast, I am thrilled to welcome Denaye...
Encouraging Empathy In Our Gifted And Twice Exceptional Kids
Empathy is a word we emphasize a lot when it comes to our children's social and emotional development, but what does it really mean? Even more so, how can we encourage empathy in our gifted and twice exceptional children? In today's episode, we tackle the...
A Conversation With Dr. Meg Meeker About The Unique Needs Of Our Children
Dr. Meg Meeker is a bit of a hero of mine, so I am thrilled to welcome her to The Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast! Our conversation is all about her expert perspective on meeting the individualized needs of our children. Seeing Our...
Is Identifying Your Child As Gifted Important?
At some point most parents of gifted kids will ask, “Does my gifted child really need a label?” In this audioblog episode, Collen tackles this question and looks at the pros and cons of giving your gifted child the "label." Does My Gifted Child...
Supporting The Social and Emotional Needs Of Gifted And Twice-Exceptional Kids
How do we best support the unique social and emotional needs of gifted and twice-exceptional kids? In today's episode, Emily Kircher-Morris of The Neurodiversity Podcast joins Colleen to discuss the specific, intense needs of our neurodiverse children and how...
The Powerful Relationship Between Confidence And Learning In Our Homeschools
Homeschooling a gifted/2E child is often far more about helping our children develop confidence as learners than it is teaching any one subject. In this episode of The Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast, we talk about the relationship between confidence and...
