We’re back with Part 2 of our episode talking to Kintara Phillips about navigating schools and education with gifted kids. In these episodes we ask Kintara to answer all of those questions you have about how to talk to your child’s teacher, what questions to ask a new school, when is it time to move on, what kind of education is your child going to need and so much more… there was so much we have split it into two episodes! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook ...
Sep 21, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 62
In this episode, we’re talking to Kintara Phillips about navigating schools and education with gifted kids. We ask Kintara to answer all of those questions you have about how to talk to your child’s teacher, what questions to ask a new school, when is it time to move on, what kind of education is your child going to need and so much more… there was so much we have split it in two and released Part 1 this week and next week we’ll publish Part2! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show...
Sep 14, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 61
In this episode we’re talking to Dr Gail Post about how to tell your child they are gifted and do we need to modify our expectations for our gifted kids? Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub . Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents ...
Sep 01, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 60
In this episode, we’re talking to Dr Daniel Fried about his Biochemistry Literacy for Kids online classes. As soon as I saw this, I knew my gifted kids would love it and I’m excited to share something made for kids that is high-level science – that is so hard to find! I hope you love it too! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram o...
Aug 15, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 59
In this episode we’re talking to Anne, mum of three gifted kids, about figuring out her kids are gifted and finding the right school. All of Anne’s kids express their giftedness differently and have different challenges but they all ached to be seen for who they really are. A great episode if you’re wondering, ‘is my kid gifted?!’ . Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear abo...
Jun 26, 2022•49 min•Season 4Ep. 58
It’s Gifted Awareness Week and we are raising awareness with four new episodes this week! In our final episode, we’re talking to two of our kids, Finley & Lilly, about what it is like to be gifted, giftedness and Minecraft. I hope you enjoy it! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our comm...
May 26, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 57
It’s Gifted Awareness Week and we are raising awareness with three new episodes this week! This is Part 2 of our conversation with Nana & Pop about what it is like to grandparent gifted kids. We talk about coming to terms with what giftedness is all about, having gifted grandkids and parenting across the generations. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our...
May 25, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 56
It’s Gifted Awareness Week and we are raising awareness with three new episodes this week! In this episode, we’re talking to our gifted kids’ grandparents, Nana & Pop about what it is like to grandparent gifted kids. We talk about coming to terms with what giftedness is all about, having gifted grandkids and parenting across the generations. It was such a great conversation, we have two parts, this is Part 1. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course a...
May 24, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 55
It’s Gifted Awareness Week and we are raising awareness with three new episodes this week! In this episode we’re talking to parents, from one parent to another, about the 5 Things I Wish I Knew When my Child was Diagnosed as Gifted. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our G...
May 23, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 54
In this episode, we’re talking to Teresa Currivan, psychotherapist, author, coach and parent, about understanding extreme behaviour in gifted boys. We talk about how boys externalise their feelings and what perfectionism, their strong wills, sensitivity, and sense of justice has to do with unpacking this behaviour. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Faceb...
May 05, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 53
“Sophia, today we’ve had a two-hour meltdown and it’s all fuelled by anger and unrealistic expectations and perfectionism – do you have a podcast on that?!” We do now. This episode unpacks meltdowns, what they are and what to do; anger, shame, perfectionism, imposter syndrome and those feelings of not being enough… and what we can do about it. Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love ...
Apr 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Today we talk to Allison Davies, researcher and previously music therapist, about how the brain impacts our behaviours and new ways of understanding those behaviours. We talk about what to do when your child has a meltdown or expresses their emotions, autism, music for regulation and more! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes , free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or ...
Apr 08, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 51
We have been celebrating our awesome neurodiverse community all week. In this podcast we look into what community really means for us in the gifted community. We also breakdown the Our Gifted Kids Hub and share all the secrets! Hit play and let’s get started! Resources Our Gifted Kids Hub Our Gifted Kids Hub A community just for you... the Our Gifted Kids Hub brings together parents of gifted kids to connect, for support, with resources... to get peace of mind. The Our Gifted Kids Hub includes: ...
Mar 26, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 50
It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. In the episode, we talk about why we need to talk about women and neurodiversity. We get into autism, ADHD, giftedness, girls, women, lived experience, and a bunch of research. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes ‘Almost none of the research on giftedness beginning with the very first study of Tarmin starts with an IQ test of an ...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 49
It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. Today we talk Dr Christiane Wells and Emma Nicholson, hosts of The Positive Disintegration Podcast to unpack why you need Dabrowski! We answer – are Overexcitabilities still relevant? What is positive disintegration? What is The Theory of Positive Disintegration? What impact can all this have on the neurodivergent & gifted community? Hit ...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 48
#047 Understanding Your Rainforest Mind with Paula Prober It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. In the episode, we talk to the wonderful Paula Prober and seek to understand ourselves through her analogy of the Rainforest Mind; a subset of the gifted community that is especially creative. We dive into what is a rainforest mind? What is a multipotentialite? And why it’s important t...
Mar 22, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 47
It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. Today I’m speaking with Nadja Cereghetti, host of Unleash Monday podcast, about her journey over the last year. She too has been investigating her neurodivergence and it hasn’t all been roses. Hear about her journey of exploring ADHD and giftedness and tune in to her podcasts and community! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “And that's, I...
Mar 21, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 46
#045 Unpacking My Journey with Jennifer Harvey Sallin It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. In this episode, I share my own personal journey of figuring out I am gifted + autistic with Jennifer Harvey Sallin, Founder of Intergifted. She helps me unpack that experience and shares how that has aligned with the many people she has helped through this process over the years. Heaps of insight a...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Unpacking Neurodiversity It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. In this episode we start by asking what is neurodiversity and neurodivergence? and why is it worth exploring our own neurodivergence as an adult? What do we have to gain by getting a label at this stage of our life? Find out as Sophia shares her insights after getting a few labels of her own. Hit play and let’s get st...
Mar 17, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 44
We dive into the complexities of giftedness with two of the authors from Perspectives on Giftedness , recently published by GHF Press. Kathleen Humble & Dr Rebecca Farley share their journey as parents as we dive into the many complexities of being neuro-divergent and parenting gifted kids. In the episode you’ll hear: 12:28 definitions of giftedness 17:36 asynchronous development, ADHD & letting go 32:08 being twice-exceptional, finding out 37:25 the absence of girls in ADHD & ASD re...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 43
#042 How can a Neuropsychologist help my gifted child? With Dr Marnie Cumner What is a neuropsychologist and how can they help my gifted child? We talk to Dr Marnie Cumner about neuropsychology and dive into how a neuropsychologist undertakes a holistic assessment of a child. In this episode, she talks about her strengths-based model of understanding both strengths and challenges and the whole child. These niche psychologists approach assessment differently and it is great to learn more about th...
Feb 17, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 42
#041 Perfectionism, Diagnosis and her New Book with Emily Kircher-Morris Today we talk to Emily Kircher-Morris about perfectionism, getting diagnosed (and whether we tell our kids) and her recently published book, Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Todays’ Classroom. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “To me, perfectionism is an anxiety based response to feeling as though there's an expectation that somebody is not going to live up to, but that can look like a lot of different ...
Feb 03, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 41
The One Thing You Need to Confidently Parent Gifted Kids “Like so many, as he entered school it went horribly wrong, and I'll never forget how incredibly distressing that was. And yet we were so freaking lucky to find a school that would work for him and within that school a community. From that journey, I learnt that the one thing you need to confidently parent your gifted kid is that community- is that place where you can feel like you're not alone and it will start to give you confidence and ...
Jan 19, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 40
In our first podcast for 2022 I’m getting real about how hard it is to parent gifted kids and the total burnout I experienced in 2021 – and I’m not alone! So we’re talking about what burnout looks like, why parenting gifted kids is harder and messes with our health (if we let it!) and what we can do about it! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "I’ve always maintained that parenting is hard – full stop. It doesn’t matter who you are or who your kids are, it’s just hard. And it is. Bu...
Jan 16, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 39
In this episode, we look back at 2021 and replay ‘Top Secret Santa Talk – how to talk to your gifted kids about Santa’… and update you on our Santa journey! Hit play and let’s get started! Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com S...
Dec 23, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Today I’m speaking with Dr Joanne Foster, gifted education specialist and multi-award-winning author, about how to motivate our gifted kids. In this episode we talk about motivation, effort, how to motivate and support the best possible learning experiences for our gifted kids and more. Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “The lesson here is that if you can help children find something that makes it their own, that they can take responsibility for and feel independent about and conne...
Nov 25, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Do you think you’re a fraud and one of these days someone is going to discover it?! Then you need this episode as Dr Matt Zakreski takes us through what is imposter syndrome, how does it make us feel and how can we move through it! Go to www.ourgiftedkids.com/podcast to download Dr Matt Zakreski’s slides on Imposter Syndrome! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “Doing the thing is the biggest antidote to imposter syndrome, right? Because imposter syndrome is anxiety and anxiety just ...
Nov 11, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Today’s Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week guest has more than 35 years of experience in education and giftedness, is an author , formerly the CEO of Potential Plus UK , currently a trustee of Potential Trust UK and MBE recipient(!). Denise talks to us about high potential, hidden potential, mental health challenges of gifted, and the importance of looking after ourselves. Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play ...
Oct 27, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week wouldn't be the same without talking about #actuallygifted Adults. Heather and our host, Sophia Elliott, talk about being a gifted adult, being identified as a child or as an adult (as gifted & Neuro-diverse) and the highs and lows of those journeys! Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "Because everything had come so easy up until that, i...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 33
We dive into home-schooling (& maths!) with GHF's (Gifted Home schoolers Forum) president (and founder of Mr Gelston's One Room School House ), Barry Gelston, as a part of our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week ! Woo! Barry teaches gifted & 2e students maths so we didn't miss the chance to talk about that too! Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Qu...
Oct 25, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 32
