RLL #82: Celebrating Books with Mary Wilson
Can you imagine having a guide to infuse fun into your homeschooling and make literary discussions come alive every month? Today, Colleen chats with Mary Wilson about “found” poetry, book/movie matchups and the possibility of great adventures with book clubs! Mary’s “Celebrate a Book” guides can help create family-friendly gatherings that bring whimsy […]
RLL #81: [Audioblog] Managing Perfectionism: 10 Tips for Helping Your Child
Perfectionism often goes hand in hand with the strengths of our gifted and twice-exceptional kids. After all, they tend to excel when they’re young and we naturally reward achievement. But when they start to struggle with perfectionism, we need to have tools to help them manage it. Listen as Colleen shares an audioblog — an […]
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 lead in how to do this. But as our guest today explains, once […]
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 can seem to agree and you and your child are left confused […]
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 school? Today, Colleen speaks with Trent Thompson to share […]