My 2e child ate my sanity
Do you have a twice-exceptional child, maybe with ADHD? Do you work full time? Have you retained your sanity? In all seriousness, if you or someone you know is in that situation, I could really use some guidance as to …
Gifted & Twice-Exceptional
The 411 on the 504
Though you’d never know it, I have a hard-earned flute performance degree. Two, actually. I’ve taken my share of auditions, played in front of many other musicians, had to jump through the hoops of juries. I know the strain of …
Book review: 101 School Success Tools for Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities
You know how sometimes you just really, really, want a time machine? Go back to fix that oopsie, to pass on that delightful foot-in-mouth entree, that “wish I’d said THAT” incident? Yeah, I keep looking for A From The Future …
Giving up normal
It’s been an intense ten years of parenting. That one sentence is up for Bloggy Understatement of the Decade. Ten years of worry to nearly the point of an ulcer (but bonus! when your stomach hurts, you don’t eat, and …
No wrong way to be gifted
As I was idly scrolling through Facebook this morning, as I tend to do as I suck down the remaining dregs of that life-giving brew, a post from 2e Newsletter came across my feed: QUOTE OF THE WEEK. “These children …
Parents of gifted children speak out!
I have long felt that parents of gifted kids, especially of twice-exceptional kids, need more support than they are getting. Unless they live that particular life, few parents know how tough it can be. “You have little to worry about, …
What I wish others knew about parenting twice-exceptional kids
It’s Day Two of National Parenting Gifted Children week, and I am proud to be participating in the blog tour. Hosted by SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted), this is the fourth year of NPGC week. It coincides …
Executive Function: I hate this CEO
Gentle readers, if you happen to have a 10 year old child who does not suffer from executive function issues, count yourself extremely lucky. Go buy a damned lottery ticket. I envy you in a way that is not healthy, …
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids review and giveaway!
The good news is that I finally got MacDreamy2 fixed today without having to humble myself at the Genius Bar. The bad news is that it took the better part of my “the kids are at school” day and I’m just …
Life with a 10 year old hacker
Don’t forget! Monday 16 May is the day I choose a winner in the 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids giveaway! Leave a comment (advice to a gifted kid, or advice you wish someone had given you) on the interview …