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Our Gifted Kids Podcast

By: Sophia Elliott
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  • Share the journey of parenting gifted kids with Sophia as she interviews experts from the global gifted community. Gifted is more than just a high IQ and parenting gifted kids is hard and lonely. Our community shares knowledge, celebrates our quirkiness and provides a safe place to be gifted and neurodivergent. Parents, researchers, psychologists, educators, authors, and more all connect here with advice and support, so we have everything we need for every member of our family to thrive. At www.ourgiftedkids.com find show notes, blogs, free resources, a paid member community, subscribe to our free newsletter or get in touch. Join the Our Gifted Kids community through our Facebook page or free group and Instagram. Don’t miss any episodes by subscribing to the podcast and help others find us by leaving a review (please!). Talk to you soon! xx
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  • #087 Unpacking dangerous myths about gifted & 2E boys w/ Deborah Gennarelli

    #087 Unpacking dangerous myths about gifted & 2E boys w/ Deborah Gennarelli
    Sep 30 2023

    #087 Unpacking dangerous myths about gifted & 2E boys w/ Deborah Gennarelli

    In this episode, we’re talking to Deborah Gennarelli about gifted and twice exceptional (2E) boys. A great episode unpacking those dangerous myths about gifted boys, diving into what makes them different, and providing real hands-on strategies to walk away with.

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    “I've particularly noticed, with the boys that I worked with, the emotional intensity. So these students think and feel deeply and often differently than other children. This is especially true for 2E boys who are wrestling with the fact that they're gifted, but they also feel inadequate or shame or other negative emotions. And I saw that with all the boys that I wrote about. They knew they were really smart, but then they started questioning, "Am I really smart?” - Deborah Gennarelli

    Bio… 

    An experienced educator and gifted intervention specialist, Deborah Gennarelli has a master's degree in gifted education and her passion has been recognised by Teacher of the Year awards in three different school districts as well as an “All-County Teacher” award.

    As a gifted intervention specialist, she developed gifted education programs in several districts and now also consults; providing professional development on topics relevant to gifted children and supporting parents and students. A national speaker on the identification and support of gifted and 2e children, Deborah has also written the newly released, ‘Twice Exceptional Boys: A Roadmap to Getting it Right’. 

    She is currently co-writing a second book about neurodiversity in adults and is a member of NAGC (National Association for Gifted Children), OAGC (Ohio Association for Gifted Children, and SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted).

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    • Website: www.DeborahGennarelli.com 

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgennarelli/

    • Book: ‘Twice Exceptional Boys: A Roadmap to Getting it Right’. 

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    Stay quirky and see you again soon! - Sophia
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • #086 What is living with ADHD really like? w/ Meghann Birks

    #086 What is living with ADHD really like? w/ Meghann Birks
    Sep 1 2023
    In this episode we’re talking to coach Meghann Birks about being gifted and having ADHD,  late-in-life diagnosis, lived experience of ADHD, how we can manage from day to day, the challenges, the strengths, parenting and so much more. Memorable quote… “ “I think that the flip side of this is that there are things I found challenging as an adult and as a mother, that when I started to really understand my brain, the perspective changed. And then there was another layer of perspective shift for me that came when I started to do the work on reparenting myself. My 10-year-old son is constantly doing cartwheels and running around and I used to get quite resentful, especially in public spaces. I'm like, don't run into people. Be quiet. You know? All those social norms that we all feel the pressure of…  And when I realised, my therapist asked me, ‘what was something you needed as a child that you didn't have?’ And my answer immediately was, I needed someone who could keep up with me.  And immediately I went, I get to be that for him. And I can't always physically keep up with him because he is 10 and I am in my mid forties. However, I can give you the space for that exuberance to exist. And there is a huge part of the work that I do, especially with women, which coincides with midlife… Where a lot of the work that women do in midlife is far from a crisis. It is a reclamation of who we were before the world stamped it out of us.” - Meghann Birks Bio…  Meghann Birks, is an Embodiment Coach and Trauma Informed Professional Trainer based on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula where she lives with her partner and two highly spirited boys. “I'm a coach, writer, dancer, Steel Mace Flow Coach and wannabe surf goddess who loves creating, coffee, lifting heavy, movement and sleep. I also have a wonderfully neurodivergent brain that shows itself via ADHD and I'm passionate about helping women with this diagnosis create an incredible life where they can flourish. I am fascinated by the stories we tell ourselves, how they impact us and how we can, with proper support, change the narrative to move us toward a pure and joyful expression of who we are and why we're here.” She holds the designation of Certified Professional Coach from the International Coach Academy, one of the world’s leading training organisations. This intensive course covered an array of learning modules and she was required to coach both internal and external clients under supervision from a Master Coach before she received her certificate. She also holds: Cert III in Fitness, Cert IV in Fitness (Personal Training), Completion of the Wim Hof Method Fundamentals Course, Numerous qualifications in the area of program design and facilitation, Steel Mace Flow Coach Level 1, Certificate in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy from The Embody Lab, and ‘An Advanced Degree from the School of Hard Knocks, as some of my super fun eff-ups in life are the reason I am now so good at what I do.’ - - - - More… Enjoyed the podcast? Leave us a review! 5 stars will do! - - - - Love the podcast? Find out how to support the podcast.  Join the online Our Gifted Kids community Do the Unpacking Gifted Course Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids Subscribe to our newsletter - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine  Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids Sponsor this podcast   - - - - Episode Resources Meghann’s Sisters in Stoke Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7Gcff5LbH1nQ45my0LqwSm?si=09ae450fc0aa4a84 “Sisters in Stoke is a podcast for women and those who identify as women to share their stories of how they found their stoke and to inspire others to pursue their passion and purpose. My guests have truly embraced the spirit of "Let's f**k around and find out!" when it comes to going all in on creating a life they love and they share the obstacles they have overcome, what keeps them going when times are tough and just how good it feels to live a life where they can truly express who they are.” Meghann Birks Coaching: Website: www.meghannbirks.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghannbirkscoaching/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MeghannBirksCoaching Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MeghannBirksCoaching Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MeghannBirks The book I couldn’t remember - ‘The Power of Different” by Dr. Gail Saltz - - - - Hit play and let’s get started!
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • #085 How to Use Creativity for Learning Differences & Executive Function w/ Dr Victoria Waller

    #085 How to Use Creativity for Learning Differences & Executive Function w/ Dr Victoria Waller
    Jul 5 2023
    In this episode, we’re talking to the vibrant and dynamic Dr. Victoria Waller about how to use creativity and a gifted child's interests to work on learning differences or practice executive function skills. An episode full of great ideas. You can find Dr. Waller's ebook “If you can Dream it, You can do it!’ here. Memorable quote… “ “So any parent that thinks, but I'm not creative, forget it. I've never met a child that can't build something.” - Dr. Victoria Waller “Every child wants to learn and it's hard for them, some of them, and it looks like they don't want to, but they do want to. I think the children with differences are geniuses of our time.” - Dr. Victoria Waller Bio…  For over 40 years, Dr Victoria Waller has been a reading specialist and educational therapist. She helps children ages 5-11 who have trouble reading and writing, can't sit still in class, don't feel like they can participate—children whom teachers have all but given up on. Her book, Yes! Your Child Can - Creating Success for Children with Learning Differences, is #4 in Amazon’s New Releases in Children’s Learning Disorders. Every child can succeed in school and life, but some children need more help than others. She is here to help. Dr Waller holds a B.S in Education from Wayne State University, an M.Ed., is a certified reading specialist, and an Ed.D. focusing on reading and learning differences from the University of Cincinnati.  She has been awarded the University of Cincinnati’s Distinguished Alumna College of Education Award, was one of three finalists for the L.A. Music Center’s Bravo Award for Outstanding Teaching. Her articles on creative reading and writing projects for children have been widely viewed on U.C.L.A.’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior website, and the award-winning Grandparentslink.com. She speaks about learning differences in children to many groups all over the United States. - - - - More… Love the podcast?  Leave a review, leave a tip or become a Podcast Patron.  - - - - Join our community and share the ups and downs with other parents of gifted kids. Find everything you need to know in our Unpacking Gifted Course. Free ebook: Top 10 Parenting Hacks for Parenting GIfted Kids and more. Subscribe to our newsletter. Sponsor this podcast or become a guest.  - - - - Linktree: @ourgiftedkids Facebook: @ourgiftedkidsonine  Free Facebook Group Instagram: @ourgiftedkids - - - - Episode Resources Instagram: @DrVictoriaWaller FaceBook: @DrVictoriaWaller Twitter: @DrVickiWaller Website: http://www.drvictoriawaller.com Amazon: Yes! Your Child Can: Creating Success for Children with Learning Differences Mr Doodles Andy Griffiths Books  ‘The Week Junior’ magazine  Encanto Movie #013 Screen time, help! Jocelyn Brewer talks Broccoli & Digital Nutrition - - - - Hit play and let’s get started!  
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Fantastic!

Thank you for making this podcast. So many interesting conversations and information. May I request you do an episode or two on gifted homeschooling? Thanks again!

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