Raising Lifelong Learners

An audioblog of a post originally published on the website by community manager Jen Vail on 100 hints that your child might be gifted.

In this episode, Colleen speaks about anxiety with Dr. Dan Peters, psychologist, author, and a leading expert on gifted families.

Today, Colleen shares her plans and favorite resources for the 2020/2021 homeschooling year to motivate her four, mostly interest-led, kids.

Today, Colleen speaks with Seth Perler, executive function coach, educator, and vlogger who genuinely cares about seeing outside-the-box kids succeed.

Today, listen as Colleen shares an audioblog — an article that first appeared on the site — detailing how we can help our kiddos with socialization.

Today, Colleen chats with Mary Wilson about "found" poetry, book/movie matchups and the adventures possible with book clubs that will bring whimsy and delight to readers of all ages and ability!

In this episode, Colleen gives a picture of what perfectionism looks like with gifted kids, what the effect can be on them and offers ten practical tips to help your child manage perfectionism, even in the areas they naturally excel in. 

In today's episode, Colleen speaks with Blake Boles, author of "Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?' about self-driven learning for our kids.

Today, Colleen shares an audioblog written by Jennifer Vail, who details her family's struggle to understand the cause of their son's baffling behavior.

Colleen speaks with Trent Thompson on how College For All can help students earn college credit towards bachelor's degrees while still in high school.

Today, Colleen shares an audioblog — an article that first appeared on the site — written by Cait Curley on parenting the asynchronous gifted child.

Colleen explores gentle parenting, natural homeschooling, simple living, "adventuring" and more with Rachel Rainbolt of Sage Parenting.

Today, Colleen shares an audioblog - an article that first appeared on the site - to encourage you that you are NOT alone, tired mama of gifted kids.

In this episode, Colleen meets Maya & Nina Serna who have developed the mobile app, Homieschooler, to make record keeping simpler and transcripts easier to generate.  Listen in to hear about these highly motivated teens and the tool they created that makes self-directed learning easier to track.

In today's episode, Colleen shares an audioblog — an article that first appeared on the site — written by contributor and community manager, Jennifer Vail.  She details how she came into homeschooling under duress but as a result, found a true, loving adventure with her quirky son.

Today, Colleen speaks with Michelle Tanner and her profoundly gifted son, Elliott, about the wonderful journey they've taken to radically accelerate Elliott to college at the tender age of 11.  

Listen as Colleen explains what resiliency is, how it can be nurtured in our kids and how we should work towards more of it for healthier families.

In today's podcast, Colleen speaks with Kara Anderson, author of More Than Enough: Grow Your Confidence, Banish Burnout and Love Your Homeschool Life.  You'll find that these two friends have a lot to say about how you aren't alone and there are plenty of ways to feel stronger and more encouraged.

Parenting is tough. No matter how rock-solid your discipline strategies are, you probably lose your temper and yell from time to time.  Even the most well-meaning of parents may find themselves yelling at their kiddos in a moment of angry frustration. In today's episode, Colleen shares an audioblog — an article that first appeared on the site — offering some of her favorite tools and tips for peac...

Today, Colleen speaks with Peter Gray, PhD and author of "Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life." Peter and Colleen discuss his journey to understanding how self-directed learning is a most successful model of education, empowering kids to take ownership of their learning from young ages.

Research shows that when we encourage our learners to pursue their interests and utilize their strengths in their learning, we can also see gains in areas that they aren't as strong in.  Colleen dives a little deeper into understanding what strength based learning is and how there are simple, practical steps we can take to nurture our kids' strengths.

In today's podcast, Colleen talks with Shawna Wingert of Different By Design Learning about taking a strength-based approach and using it in our homeschooling in a way that encourages and empowers our differently-wired kiddos in their learning.

Gifted children have characteristics that can often cause them to struggle socially and emotionally. In today's episode, Colleen shares an audioblog — an article that first appeared on the site — outlining some common challenges facing gifted kids and offering real guidance to help you help your child manage his or her emotions.

School choice is extremely personal.  It really comes down to what are you most comfortable with, what can you afford and what kinds of sacrifices are you willing to make with regards to this decision for educating your differently-wired kiddos. In today's solocast, Colleen discusses the different options to best meet your children's needs when school just doesn't work.

Today, we talk with Sara Tullos about the genesis of her "My Zoo Box" subscription box and how she meets the needs of her inquisitive and quirky five year old by homeschooling.