Our Gifted Kids Podcast

It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme.

As a proud partner of The G Word, Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts. Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy!

Podcast Line Up

• Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy
• Monday
  • #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue
• Tuesday
  • #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff
• Wednesday
  • #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer
• Thursday
  • #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith
• Friday
  • #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young

Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here!

Or subscribe, join our online community or get freebies, say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com

Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us!

Our GTN Awareness Week Links

• Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week
• Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids
• Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities
• Marc Smolowitz & The G Word
• Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting
• Justin Ratcliff’s Favourite Board Game Links:
  • boardgameoracle.com
  • boardgamegeek.com
• Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring
• Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School
• Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy

Bio

Johannes Dreyer

Johann Dreyer is a South African-born music producer, educator and expressive therapist. Johann's ethos can be defined as: "Ask not what the pen does to the paper, instead ask what the paper does for the pen." 

Johann's diverse experience and formal qualifications provide a broad perspective when working with clients, creating an interactive and personalised experience. Johann has a great passion for working with neurodiverse people, assisting with creative expression and emotional well-being.

For the past six years, Johann has provided a person-centered approach utilizing modern technology to facilitate music production or digital art sessions. Client outcomes have included public performances, art exhibitions and the formal release of music on public platforms.  

He has been involved in the music industry for the past 15 years and teaching for the last eight years. He actively creates music and art and amongst his qualifications has completed a Master of Creative Industries and a Bachelor of Audio Production.

Hit play and let’s get started!

It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme.

As a proud partner of The G Word, Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts. Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy!

Podcast Line Up

• Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy
• Monday
  • #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue
• Tuesday
  • #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff
• Wednesday
  • #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer
• Thursday
  • #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith
• Friday
  • #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young

Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here!

Or subscribe, join our online community or get freebies, say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com

Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us!

Our GTN Awareness Week Links

• Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week
• Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids
• Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities
• Marc Smolowitz & The G Word
• Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting
• Justin Ratcliff’s Favourite Board Game Links:
  • boardgameoracle.com
  • boardgamegeek.com
• Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring
• Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School
• Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy

Bio

When I think of board games I don't know anyone else who knows more than my friend, Justin. I'm delighted he came on the show to share his joy with us!

He's introduced our family to sooo many board games!

Justin is originally from the US, is a high school teacher, a parent, and a self-confessed board game enthusiast & proselytizer!

Hit play and let’s get started!

It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme.

As a proud partner of The G Word, Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts. Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy!

Podcast Line Up

• Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy
• Monday
  • #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue
• Tuesday
  • #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff
• Wednesday
  • #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer
• Thursday
  • #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith
• Friday
  • #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young

Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here!

Or subscribe, join our online community or get freebies, say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com

Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us!

Our GTN Awareness Week Links

• Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week
• Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids
• Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities
• Marc Smolowitz & The G Word
• Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting
• Justin Ratcliff’s Favourite Board Game Links:
  • boardgameoracle.com
  • boardgamegeek.com
• Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring
• Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School
• Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy

Bio

Kate Donohue

Kate has been working in the disability sector for more than 20 years. She has been a DIR therapist, kindergarten and school teacher, service leader, mentor, support worker and public speaker & presenter. 

Kate was raised in rural SA and was a first-generation university attendee. She taught on Pitjantjatjara land, leading the special needs programs and co-facilitating the aboriginal inclusion programs with Aboriginal elders. Kate is grateful to be able to live and work on Kaurna land.

Her passion developed from her experiences of growing up 'thinking, learning and experiencing my world differently'. She found ways to thrive in her own unique way in a world that is not designed for people who are different. This gives her valuable insights and a natural ability to relate.

Kate's work experiences include researching disability inclusion in Norway, working with youth at risk in Canada and supporting children with severe and complex needs in the Cook Islands and rural Australia. Kate has facilitated many parent support groups and committees.  

Kate's learning journey really began when she became a parent to 2 neurodivergent girls and began to explore her own neurodivergence from a neurodivergent-affirming perspective.

Kate has supported hundreds of neurodivergent people and their families, educators, therapists & employers in the last 20 years. Kate has a deep understanding of neurodivergence which she uses to mentor, educate and support regardless of where people are on their journey.

Hit play and let’s get started!

It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme.

As a proud partner of The G Word, Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts. Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy!

Podcast Line Up

• Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy
• Monday
  • #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue
• Tuesday
  • #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff
• Wednesday
  • #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer
• Thursday
  • #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith
• Friday
  • #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young

Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here!

Or subscribe, join our online community or get freebies, say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com

Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us!

Our GTN Awareness Week Links

• Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week
• Subscribe to Our Gifted Kids
• Sign up for Our Gifted Kids Online Communities
• Marc Smolowitz & The G Word
• Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting
• Justin Ratcliff’s Favourite Board Game Links:
  • boardgameoracle.com
  • boardgamegeek.com
• Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring
• Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School
• Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy

Bio

Kate Donohue

Kate has been working in the disability sector for more than 20 years. She has been a DIR therapist, kindergarten and school teacher, service leader, mentor, support worker and public speaker & presenter. 

Kate was raised in rural SA and was a first-generation university attendee. She taught on Pitjantjatjara land, leading the special needs programs and co-facilitating the aboriginal inclusion programs with Aboriginal elders. Kate is grateful to be able to live and work on Kaurna land.

Her passion developed from her experiences of growing up 'thinking, learning and experiencing my world differently'. She found ways to thrive in her own unique way in a world that is not designed for people who are different. This gives her valuable insights and a natural ability to relate.

Kate's work experiences include researching disability inclusion in Norway, working with youth at risk in Canada and supporting children with severe and complex needs in the Cook Islands and rural Australia. Kate has facilitated many parent support groups and committees.  

Kate's learning journey really began when she became a parent to 2 neurodivergent girls and began to explore her own neurodivergence from a neurodivergent-affirming perspective.

Kate has supported hundreds of neurodivergent people and their families, educators, therapists & employers in the last 20 years. Kate has a deep understanding of neurodivergence which she uses to mentor, educate and support regardless of where people are on their journey.

Hit play and let’s get started!

It’s Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’re Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus with this year’s theme.

As a proud partner of The G Word, Our Gifted Kids is delighted to raise awareness once again with a whole week of podcasts. Actually, 6 episodes! Where we talk about #gifted joy!

GTN Awareness Week Podcast Line Up

• Marc Smolowitz introduces the week with - #064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy
• Monday
  • #065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it's Different w/ Kate Donohue
• Tuesday
  • #066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff
• Wednesday
  • #067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music & Art w/ Johannes Dreyer
• Thursday
  • #068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/ Josh Smith
• Friday
  • #069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam Young

Enjoyed the podcasts? Our online community is currently open until midnight Thursday 3 November! Find out more here!

Or subscribe, join our online community or get freebies, say thanks at ourgiftedkids.com

Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us!

Our GTN Awareness Week Guest Links

• Sign up for free virtual events at Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week
• Marc Smolowitz & The G Word
• Kate Donohue & Dynamic Parenting
• Johannes Dreyer & Beat Frequency Mentoring
• Josh Smith & Free Mind Skate School
• Sam Young & Young Scholars Academy

Bio

Marc Smolowitz

Marc Smolowitz is a multi-award-winning director, producer, and executive producer who has been significantly involved in 50+ independent films. The combined footprint of his works has touched 250+ film festivals & markets on 5 continents, yielding substantial worldwide sales to theatrical, television, and VOD outlets, notable box office receipts, and numerous awards and nominations.

His credits include films that have screened at the world's top-tier festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Venice, Tribeca, Locarno, Chicago, Palm Springs, SF FILM, AFI Docs, IDFA, DOC NYC, CPH: DOX, Tokyo, Melbourne, Viennale, Jerusalem, among others.

In 2009, Marc founded 13th Gen, a San Francisco-based boutique film and entertainment company (see: https://www.13thgenfilm.com/) that works with a dynamic range of independent film partners globally to oversee the financing, production, post-production, marketing, sales, and distribution efforts of a vibrant portfolio of films and filmmakers.

The company has successfully advanced Marc's career-long focus on powerful social issue filmmaking across all genres. In 2016, he received one of the prestigious Gotham Media Fellowships to attend the Cannes Film Festival's Producers Network marking him as one of the USA's most influential independent film producers.

In 2022, Marc is currently in post-production on THE G WORD -- a feature-length documentary that aims to be the most comprehensive film ever made on the topics of gifted, talented, and neurodiverse education across the United States. The film asks the urgent equity question -- In the 21st century, who gets to be Gifted in America and Why?. Learn more at: https://www.thegwordfilm.com/

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In this episode, we’re talking to Dr Gail Post about the very different journey that we experience as parents of 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 find us!

Memorable Quote

“There's so much more now about what to do when you're raising a gifted child… but, very little looking at what the parents are going through and their experiences and as we know, raising a gifted or twice exceptional child is challenging in ways that folks with neurotypical kids may not experience.

A lot of the intensity and heightened sensitivity and quirkiness and asynchronous development, all of that make it a more challenging job, on top of the fact that it often falls on parents to advocate in the schools or figure out some way of patching together a more enriching education for them.

So it's quite a challenge and that leaves families with a lot of emotions that are really hard to talk about… there's very little that's written about it.” – Dr Gail Post

Resources

• Book: The Gifted Parenting Journey by Dr Gail Post
• Gifted Challenges Website
• Gifted Challenges Facebook
• Gifted Challenges Twitter
• Dr Gail Post Website

Bio

Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, parenting consultant, workshop leader, and writer. In practice for over 35 years, she provides psychotherapy with a focus on the needs of the intellectually and musically gifted, parenting consultation and workshops, and consultation with educators and psychotherapists.

She is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Dr. Post is the parent of two gifted young adults and served as co-chair of a gifted parents advocacy group when her children were in school. Her writing includes online articles, several book chapters, and a long-standing blog, Gifted Challenges. 

Her upcoming book through Gifted Unlimited Press, “The Gifted Parenting Journey: A Guide to Self-discovery and Support for Families of Gifted Children” extends her advocacy efforts to address the needs of parents of gifted children. 

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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 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 find us!

Memorable Quote

Kintara Phillips - “Are they getting a hundred percent on all their tests?

Are they getting perfect marks on all of their English essays? Which on the surface parents would be like, well, that's amazing. Like what are you complaining about?

I'm complaining because if my kid, with no effort, gets 100%, could they have gotten a hundred at the start of the unit? The conversations I have with teachers are like, I'm a happy parent when my kids test results are around 75, 80%. It means you've pitched it well. We've got that point where there's stuff he doesn't know.” 

Sophia Elliott – “Yeah. The sacred ground of the stuff they don't know. Absolutely.”

Resources

• Emergence Education Website
• Emergence Education Facebook
• Emergence Education Instagram
• James & Susie Youtube Video
  • “An allegory about what happens to smart kids who skate through elementary school, and don't get opportunities to develop persistence, grit, and the true self-confidence that comes from knowing how to tackle a genuine challenge.”
• Heather’s Podcast – what happens when you don’t learn how to learn - #033 [GTN Awareness Week] #ActuallyGifted Adult with Heather Cox
• State Gifted Associations – Australia (AAEGT) - USA
• GERRIC

Bio

Kintara Phillips worked as a Secondary English teacher for 21 years across government, independent and catholic schools. After a principal suggested that her ‘gut feeling’ about extending the gifted students in her class needed to be backed by some evidence – always the overachiever, she completed a Masters in Gifted Education at UNSW in 2016 and presented said evidence at the International Gifted Conference later the same year (and yes, her gut feeling was right). Leaving the classroom in 2021, frustrated by the restrictive system and desperate to find a way to shake things up, she now finds herself almost halfway through a Graduate Diploma in Psychology and plans to complete honours then a Masters in Educational Psychology sometime before she turns 50.

Earlier this year, Kintara was formally diagnosed with ADHD, confirming her place in the2e community and further strengthening her passion for supporting young people and their families, but also educating teachers to be able to provide better inclusions and educational outcomes for gifted and 2e learners. Longer term she hopes to blend her years of classroom experience and psychology training to bridge the gap between schools, psychologists and gifted education and would love nothing more than to see her name mentioned when parents ask about for recommendations for a psychologist experienced with giftedness in the future.

Kintara currently teaches in the Masters of Teaching at two Victorian Universities, and hopes that by employing the butterfly effect and mentioning gifted learners frequently, even if it’s not in the course outline, to the future teacher’s she works with, that perhaps a little shake up may occur in schools sooner than later.

In all her spare time, Kintara and her teacher bestie, have started to build and nurture a small business specifically positioned to support gifted students navigate school, help families plan and advocate and work in schools with teachers providing professional learning opportunities that build understanding of gifted learning needs.

Hit play and let’s get started!

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 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 find us!

Memorable Quote

“From a teacher perspective… I read posts and I read comments that parents are making about teachers and it hurts my heart. And I get it from both sides. I can see that these parents are tired and they don’t know what to do and at the same time it hurts my heart for my colleagues who I know if they knew better, they would do better. And I know they don't know better and it's not their fault [they are not trained in gifted].

But I also recognize there are teachers out there who don't want to know better and they don't care.  And that's also the reality and I'm embarrassed for those people. I apologize to parents on behalf of people I don't even know who have had to encounter that.

So I think, with my teacher head on, I do ask parents to consider when you are going into these kinds of meetings, go in without your armour, go in expecting that the teachers probably won't know a lot and go in and give your teachers a bit of grace and that where the goal is this shared understanding.

This wanting to learn together, not us and them, not school and home. This team around our young people, we're all part of it…. I always, anytime anything's a bit awkward or uncomfortable or could potentially be that conflict kind of conversation, I always go in and remind myself that I need to understand the other person’s why.” – Kintara Phillips

Resources

• Emergence Education Website
• Emergence Education Facebook
• Emergence Education Instagram
• James & Susie Youtube Video
  • “An allegory about what happens to smart kids who skate through elementary school, and don't get opportunities to develop persistence, grit, and the true self-confidence that comes from knowing how to tackle a genuine challenge.”
• Heather’s Podcast – what happens when you don’t learn how to learn - #033 [GTN Awareness Week] #ActuallyGifted Adult with Heather Cox
• State Gifted Associations – Australia (AAEGT) - USA
• GERRIC

Bio

Kintara Phillips worked as a Secondary English teacher for 21 years across government, independent and catholic schools. After a principal suggested that her ‘gut feeling’ about extending the gifted students in her class needed to be backed by some evidence – always the overachiever, she completed a Masters in Gifted Education at UNSW in 2016 and presented said evidence at the International Gifted Conference later the same year (and yes, her gut feeling was right). Leaving the classroom in 2021, frustrated by the restrictive system and desperate to find a way to shake things up, she now finds herself almost halfway through a Graduate Diploma in Psychology and plans to complete honours then a Masters in Educational Psychology sometime before she turns 50.

Earlier this year, Kintara was formally diagnosed with ADHD, confirming her place in the2e community and further strengthening her passion for supporting young people and their families, but also educating teachers to be able to provide better inclusions and educational outcomes for gifted and 2e learners. Longer term she hopes to blend her years of classroom experience and psychology training to bridge the gap between schools, psychologists and gifted education and would love nothing more than to see her name mentioned when parents ask about for recommendations for a psychologist experienced with giftedness in the future.

Kintara currently teaches in the Masters of Teaching at two Victorian Universities, and hopes that by employing the butterfly effect and mentioning gifted learners frequently, even if it’s not in the course outline, to the future teacher’s she works with, that perhaps a little shake up may occur in schools sooner than later.

In all her spare time, Kintara and her teacher bestie, have started to build and nurture a small business specifically positioned to support gifted students navigate school, help families plan and advocate and work in schools with teachers providing professional learning opportunities that build understanding of gifted learning needs.

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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 find us!

Memorable Quote

“If you don't someone else will, and someone else will put information in their head that maybe you're not thrilled with or will overinflate the importance of it or confuse them. So, it's up to us to explain it to them and what I think is really important to consider…is, you need to take into account their age, their maturity, their developmental level, because what you say to a five-year-old is different from a 10-year-old or a 15 year old.

You have to think about what they can take in and really to talk to them about it as it's no big deal, just be as matter of fact as possible because it's just part of who they are.

It's not an accomplishment, they didn't accomplish anything. It's just who they are.

And just letting them know it's no different than your eye colour or your height. Or the fact that maybe you need glasses or the fact that you love peanut butter. I mean, these are all parts of who you are, and it's really important just to be as matter of fact as possible.” – Dr Gail Post

Resources

• Gifted Challenges Website
• Gifted Challenges Facebook
• Gifted Challenges Twitter
• Dr Gail Post Website

Bio

Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, parenting consultant, workshop leader, and writer. In practice for over 35 years, she provides psychotherapy with a focus on the needs of the intellectually and musically gifted, parenting consultation and workshops, and consultation with educators and psychotherapists.

She is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Dr. Post is the parent of two gifted young adults and served as co-chair of a gifted parents advocacy group when her children were in school. Her writing includes online articles, several book chapters, and a long-standing blog, Gifted Challenges. 

Her upcoming book through Gifted Unlimited Press, “The Gifted Parenting Journey: A Guide to Self-discovery and Support for Families of Gifted Children” extends her advocacy efforts to address the needs of parents of gifted children. 

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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 or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub.

Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us!

Memorable Quote

“Dr. Daniel Fried has been my son's mentor for more than two years. When my then 5-year-old wanted to learn more about "real science", Dr. Fried was the only one who believed and allowed a young child like my son to enter his classroom. Dr. Fried has a Ph.D. from Yale University and his life-long mission is to make college-level science accessible to younger students. He has taught many elementary students college-level biochemistry and organic chemistry.” – Hui, an Our Gifted Kids podcast listener

Resources

• biochemistryliteracyforkids.com
• Biochemistry Literacy for Kids Facebook Page
• Biochemistry Literacy for Kids Instagram
• Biochemistry Literacy for Kids Twitter

Upcoming entry-level Zoom classes begin the week of September 12th 2022.

See the website for details. Classes are Sundays, Mondays, or Tuesdays, depending on your location.

Class 1: 7PM Sundays California / 12PM Mondays Sydney

Class 2: 6:30PM Mondays New York / 8:30AM Tuesdays Sydney

Bio

Dr. Daniel Fried is the creator of Biochemistry Literacy for Kids, a unique digital learning system that brings college-level science to kids in K-12.

Dr. Fried grew up in Upstate New York, and earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Yale University. After a post doctoral fellowship at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Fried became an assistant professor of chemistry, first at Kean University, then at Saint Peter's University.

After receiving tenure, he took a job as an upper school science teacher at The Pingry School. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife, five-year-old son, and new baby daughter.

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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 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 find us!

Memorable Quote

“It was only once we entered school that I noticed that it wasn't quite right. There was something else going on. I just didn't know what it was. There were some wonderful moments in their childhoods that they would just blow me away and I'd be like, that's so awesome.

And there were other moments that were quite frightening as well.” - Anne

Resources

• #002 What is gifted?
• #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years?
• #023 Gifted Assessments & IQ Tests

Hit play and let’s get started!

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 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 find us!

Memorable Quote

“It was only once we entered school that I noticed that it wasn't quite right. There was something else going on. I just didn't know what it was. There were some wonderful moments in their childhoods that they would just blow me away and I'd be like, that's so awesome.

And there were other moments that were quite frightening as well.” - Anne

Resources

• #002 What is gifted?
• #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years?
• #023 Gifted Assessments & IQ Tests

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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 community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub.

Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us!

Resources

Some great resources for learning more about giftedness…

• What is Gifted? Blog
• #013 Screen time, help! Jocelyn Brewer talks Broccoli & Digital Nutrition Podcast
• #051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies Podcast
• #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! Podcast
• James & Susie Youtube Video
• Is parenting gifted kids harder, or just hard? Blog

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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.

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Memorable Quote

Nana- “I think if you let go of control on so many levels, actually, when you think about it. Yeah.”

Pop - “Yeah. It's like I said, you just got to make sure that they're safe.

“It's been a journey for all of us as parents, grandparents, and I think we've always done a pretty good job of remaining curious, trying to keep judgment out of  the conversation, trying to understand each other.” – Sophia Elliott

Resources

Some great resources for learning more about giftedness…

• #055 [Gifted Awareness Week] Grandparenting Gifted Kids w/ Nana & Pop, Part 1 Podcast
• #051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies Podcast
• #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! Podcast
• #002 What is gifted? Podcast with Dr Lynda McInnes
• #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years? Podcast with Dr Geraldine Townsend
• James & Susie Youtube Video
• Is parenting gifted kids harder, or just hard? Blog

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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 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 find us!

Memorable Quote

“The hardest thing for me to do was change my attitude to children, you know, I had old-fashioned ideas.” – Pop

“I think once you get that [giftedness], when you have the education; and you’ve got to do a bit of reading yourself, once you've kind of got that in your mind. Actually, all you have to do really is accommodate them. You just have to love them.” - Nana

Resources

Some great resources for learning more about giftedness…

• #051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies Podcast
• #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! Podcast
• #002 What is gifted? Podcast with Dr Lynda McInnes
• #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years? Podcast with Dr Geraldine Townsend
• James & Susie Youtube Video
• Is parenting gifted kids harder, or just hard? Blog

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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.

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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.

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Memorable Quote

“So, the psychologist has just told you your child is gifted. Breathe, take a few deep breaths…

You know that it's actually because your child's brain is wired differently. And that encompasses not just a high IQ, but also these intense emotions and physical sensitivities that need to be taken into account as you parent, and as your child goes through school.

You know that it's okay to grieve and feel any of those big emotions that you have and that you need to find your people.

That's the beginning.” – Sophia Elliott

Resources

• Gifted Research & Outreach
• #044 [Neurodiversity Week] Unpacking Neurodiversity Podcast
• #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! Podcast
• #002 What is gifted? Podcast with Dr Lynda McInnes
• #028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students in the early years? Podcast with Dr Geraldine Townsend
• James & Susie Youtube Video
• #033 [GTN Awareness Week] #ActuallyGifted Adult with Heather Cox Podcast
• Is parenting gifted kids harder, or just hard? Blog

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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

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“He's got his sense of how he wants to be perceived, how he wants to please his teachers, how he wants to please himself. He wants to get things right in school, and so he's judging himself, even if nobody else is, our gifted kids tend to do that. The more gifted they are, all these factors seem to be a little more extreme.” – Teresa Currivan

Resources

• Teresa Currivan – Help My Child Thrive
• Perspectives on Giftedness: Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals, Book published by GHF Press –
  • Teresa’s Article: Understanding Extreme Gifted Boy Behaviour

Bio

Teresa Currivan is a licensed marriage and family therapist, parent coach and school therapist for the San Francisco Unified School district. She consults and speaks to faculty at schools in the San Francisco Bay Area about twice-exceptionality and differently wired learners.

She received her MA in Counselling Psychology using Drama Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and completed post-graduate training at The Psychotherapy Institute in Berkeley, CA. She has used drama therapy with young children and talk therapy with parents and other caregivers in the community health setting.

Years ago, her own child was having difficulty in school both socially and academically. She became frustrated trying to figure out how to navigate the world of professionals and educators and was unable to find one person or place who could put all of the moving parts together.

Through her experience helping differently wired children over the years, she has learned that each differently tuned-in child comes with strengths and challenges in unique combinations. Out of this, she developed the Currivan Protocol™. It is a comprehensive assessment and treatment plan that identifies what can be treated, accepts challenges, and embraces strengths.

The Currivan Protocol™ Assessment Tool has been adapted for implementation in the public and private school settings.

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“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 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 find us!

Resources

• #051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies – Our Gifted Kids Podcast
• Brene Brown, Atlas of the Heart Book
• Perspectives on giftedness; Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals – a book published by GHF Press
  • The Heartbreak of Angry Gifted Kids by Ginny Kochis
• #041 Perfectionism, Diagnosis and her New Book with Emily Kircher-Morris – Our Gifted Kids Podcast
• #036 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Dr Matt Zakreski – Our Gifted Kids
• #010 Growth Mindset with Big Life Journal Founder, Alexandra Eidens – Our Gifted Kids
• Mood Meter App

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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 feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub.

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Memorable Quote

“And I think probably the most important point to reiterate right now is that is really bloody hard. Like there is nothing easy about honouring a meltdown or an angry outburst. There is nothing easy about us staying regulated and consciously in control enough to then come in and not start to discipline. It's so hard for us to come in with love.” – Allison Davies

Resources

• Allison Davies
• Allison on Facebook
• Allison on Instagram

Bio

Allison Davies (she/her) lives and works on Tommeginne land, Lutruwita (Tasmania), Australia. She creates online resources for parents and teachers seeking guidance around how to use music therapeutically in their own lives, and to reclaim their inherent musicality along the way.

Working within a neurodiversity framework that favours regulation over intervention, and sharing her lived experience of autism, Allison empowers others to use music as a tool for neuro-regulation at home and in the classroom. Her programs, workshops and speaking events have received international acclaim for their ability to enthral an audience, deliver lightbulb moments and shift paradigms away from behavioural management and towards brain care.

An autistic, songstress, former music therapist and super passionate about remembering our sovereign voice and reclaiming our musicality.

Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Teaching and a Master of Music Therapy and training with the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy.

From 2005 – 2020 she worked in private music therapy practice across the fields of early childhood, juvenile detention, adult mental health, aged care, dementia care, palliative care and neuro rehabilitation.

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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!

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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:

1. Monthly live online information sessions.
2. Monthly live online gatherings to meet other parents of gifted kids.
3. Access to Our Gifted Kids Hub private Facebook Group.
4. Exclusive member only Podcast video and interviews.
5. OGK Hub online portal to more information and resources.
6. BONUS COURSE – Everything you need to know about gifted in the ‘Understanding Gifted Course’
7. BONUS JOURNEY – A pathway through parenting gifted kids with ‘Journey to a New Normal – 5 Steps that take you from Survive to Thrive!’

The Our Gifted Kids Hub costs about the same as a coffee & cake per week and as long as you remain a financial member, the price you sign up on is the same price you will always pay – it will never go up. We use the best online security and you’re in control – you can cancel any time and you will not be charged any further fees. So what have you got to loose?!

If you’re ready to feel supported, find like-minded parents, get esay access to information and connect, join now!

If you’re ready to make this journey easier for yourself, check out www.ourgiftedkids.com/hub

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