Our Gifted Kids Podcast

Today I'm speaking with Kate Donohue from Dynamic Parenting about the intersection of giftedness and autism. In the episode, we talk about highly and profoundly gifted children, what autism looks like in gifted children, the intersection of giftedness and autism, and what we need to look out for. Kate has been working in the disability sector for more than 20 years. She has been a DIR Floortime th...

Today I'm speaking with Amanda Drury from Gifted 2E Support Australia as we delve into what is in a gifted assessment and a bunch of other quirks of giftedness. In this episode you'll hear: The different subsections of WISC (one type of IQ assessment) The hidden messages in IQ assessments 3 types of masking 2 types of ADHD Red flags that help identify gifted & 2E kids in the classroom and at home...

Today I'm speaking with filmmaker Marc Smolowitz about his upcoming documentary, The G Word Film. The film is currently in post-production with an expected release date in early 2022. The G Word Film is the first major documentary on giftedness and asks the question, Who Gets to be Gifted In America? The shorts released so far describe a scenario that is seen globally. In the episode, we talk abou...

Today I'm speaking with Dr Matt Zakreski about sex education for gifted kids. Dr Matt uses a  lifespan sex education model with a gifted education lens to talk about sex to our gifted kids. In the episode you'll hear: Looking at sex education through the gifted perspective. What gifted traits you need to consider during the sex education talks and puberty. What to talk about during each phase of y...

Today I'm speaking with Amanda Drury from Gifted 2E Support Australia about her journey and what 2 E is all about.   We've talked about what is twice-exceptional? How can you be 2E? Masking 2E, masking giftedness. The importance of strengths-based learning. Hit play and let's get started! Resources Gifted 2E Support Australia GTCASA Kids Like Us Facebook Groups – try Our Gifted Kids! GLD Australia...

Today I'm speaking with Jocelyn Brewer, creator of the Digital Nutrition concept. We're talking about screen time and a new way parents can look at this challenging topic!  Jocelyn helps us stay human in a digital world . In the episode you'll hear: A new concept for managing screen time - Digital Nutrition. Gaming and computer games – an opportunity to show a growth mindset and connect! Using tec...

Today I'm speaking with Nadja Cereghetti host of the Unleash Monday Podcast. It was so much fun to find a kindred spirit, she's on a mission to create space for gifted adults with her awesome podcast! In the episode you'll hear: Nadja talking about her journey of discovering she was gifted as an adult Her immense relief in finally understanding herself What it means to be a multipotentialite or ge...

Today I'm speaking with filmmaker Marc Smolowitz about his upcoming documentary, The G Word Film. The film is currently in post-production with an expected release date in early 2022. The G Word Film is the first major documentary on giftedness and asks the question, Who Gets to be Gifted In America? The shorts released so far describe a scenario that is seen globally. In the episode you'll hear:...

Growth Mindset with Big Life Journal Founder, Alexandra Eidens Today I'm speaking with Alexandra Eidens about all things Growth Mindset! Alexandra is the CEO and Founder of the Big Life Journal website and it was lovely to catch up and talk. In this episode you'll hear: What is a growth mindset? What is the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset? How can we encourage our children...

In this episode, I talk about my own story discovering my children are gifted and how that ended in the creation of Our Gifted Kids and the community we're building! "Parenting gifted kids is really tough and you can feel very alone and it's easy to think that you're slightly bonkers… you feel like there's not necessarily a bunch of people out there who are going to understand what you're going th...

In our final episode of the year, let's talk about Santa! All those questions! How does Santa fly around the world in one night? Where do all the gifts come from? As parents, it is hard to know what to say about Santa so in this episode we share one way of having the 'Santa' conversation that is sure to work! Hit play and let's get started! Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it ins...

Talking parenting and Megan's (Twice) Exceptional Life Today I'm speaking with Megan about parenting twice-exceptional children and the very important community we need around us as parents. In the episode you'll hear: Megan's journey of uncovering her son's giftedness and twice exceptionality The challenges of parenting 2e children – those intense melt downs How praise and perfectionism are big c...

Is Montessori a good match for giftedness? – Selena's Story Today I'm speaking with Selena about uncovering her child's giftedness and her experience of Montessori in the early years. In this episode you'll hear about: Accepting her son is gifted and trying not to be that parent Her son hiding himself when his needs were not met in early years learning Re-learning how to learn at school when he di...

Starting Over. Tennille's brave decision to move her son interstate to find friends. Today I'm speaking with Tennille about discovering her son is gifted and moving interstate to find like-minded friends and a school that worked for him. In the episode you'll hear: Tennille's journey of figuring out her son was gifted. The challenge of figuring out your first/only child is gifted. Her decision to...

Today I'm speaking with Gloria and Peter van Donge about their series of picture books written especially for gifted kids. In the episode you'll hear: Gifted kids having very specific challenges that Gloria's book address: Loving to learn, being creative thinkers, emotional sensitivity Finding it hard to fit in Perfectionism, camouflaging behaviours The books are for parents, grandparents and teac...

Today I'm speaking with Samantha about her gifted kids who are now all grown up. In the episode you'll hear: Going from primary through to high school as gifted with her, now grown up, gifted kids How giftedness expresses itself differently in her three children The crippling effects of perfectionism Different challenges of each child Mental health issues and challenges of high school Wanting to d...

Welcome to Our Gifted Kids Podcast - a hub for all things gifted. This Podcast is about sharing the journey of actually parenting gifted kids and connecting with advice and support so we have everything we need for every member of our family to thrive. If you'd like to be a part of this conversation and share your experience, where ever you're at in the journey, or maybe you're someone who works w...