Empowering Parents of Gifted Children Through Insightful Conversations
Join me on a journey to understanding Giftedness and how to navigate raising our exceptional kids.
Discover the insights, strategies, and expert advice you need to thrive on the unique journey of raising gifted children. The Our Gifted Kids Podcast is your go-to resource for candid conversations, empowering stories, and practical tips that make a real difference for your family
This Podcast is about sharing that journey and speaking to experts who can help so we have everything we need for every member of our family to thrive.
- By: Sophia Elliott
#092 ADHD in Gifted Individuals: Insights w/ William Curb
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In this episode, Sophia welcomes William Curb, the creator and host of the 'Hacking Your ADHD' podcast. They discuss the journey of discovering and managing...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#091 From Frustration to Fascination: Guiding Gifted Kids w/ Dr....
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In this episode, Dr. Joanne Foster, an expert in gifted education and author, shares her journey and insights into supporting the wellbeing of gifted children....
- By: Sophia Elliott
#090 Gifted but Struggling: A Deep Dive into Underachievement w/...
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In this insightful podcast episode, Sophia welcomes Brianne Hudak, a seasoned educator and current doctoral student specializing in educational leadership, to discuss underachievement among gifted...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#089 When Sounds Hurt: Misophonia w/ Dr Heidi Lack
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In this episode, host Sophia welcomes Dr. Heidi Lack, psychologist and registered art therapist with over three decades of extensive clinical experience. Dr. Lack shares...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#088 New Season, New Energy: Embracing 2024 with Our Gifted...
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Welcome to the New Season of Our Gifted Kids Podcast! Join Sophia Elliott as she kicks off a new season of the Our Gifted Kids...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#087 Unpacking dangerous myths about gifted & 2E boys w/...
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#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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#086 What is living with ADHD really like? w/ Meghann...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#085 How to Use Creativity for Learning Differences & Executive...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#084 Executive Function Strategies for your Gifted & ADHD Kids...
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Join Dr Marnie Cumner to learn more about executive function in gifted, ADHD and autistic kids and adults and get lots of strategies and tips....
- By: Sophia Elliott
#083 The 5 Levels of Giftedness – All Grown Up...
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In our GAW episode, we’re talking to Dr Deborah Ruf about the 5 Levels of Giftedness and her new book which follows those original children...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#082 Growing Creativity in Gifted Kids w/ Stephanie Higgs
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In this episode we’re talking to one of our favourite gifted educators and differentiation coach, Stephanie Higgs, about how we can all grow our creativity...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#081 The Secret to Teaching Gifted Kids with Learning Differences...
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In this episode, we’re talking to the vibrant and dynamic Dr Victoria Waller about teaching gifted kids with learning differences. Author, with over 40 years...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#080 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Year of School...
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In this episode, our host Sophia Elliott takes us through the big 5 things you need to know about a gifted kids' first year of...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#079 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School...
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We're talking to Jess Farago, a provisional psychologist, and mum of a gifted child this week and today Part 2 of that conversation goes out....
- By: Sophia Elliott
#078 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School...
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In this episode, we’re talking to Jess Farago, a provisional psychologist, and mum of a gifted child who is at the end of their first...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#077 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School...
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Today we finish our conversation with gifted educator and differentiation coach Stephanie Higgs, in part 2 of episode 2, in the Parents Guide to Gifted...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#076 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School...
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In episode 2 of Parents Guide to Gifted Kids' First Year of School Series, we’re talking to gifted educator and differentiation coach from Nashville, Tennessee,...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#075 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School...
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We continue our conversation today, in Part 2 of Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School Series with Emily. Emily is a mum...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#074 Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School...
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Today we start our Parents Guide to Gifted Kids’ First Years of School Series with Emily. Emily is a mum navigating those big questions with...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#073 Celebrating & Reflecting on 100,000 gifted downloads!
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In this episode, we’re celebrating reaching the 100,000 downloads milestone and reflecting on what a big two years it has been! Join our host, Sophia...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#072 A Very Gifted Christmas – Permission for Parents of...
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In this episode, we’re daring to re-imagine what Christmas might look like for our gifted families and giving parents permission to make it easier! Enjoyed...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#071 Unpacking Strength-Based Learning w/ Sam Young
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Today we catch up with a recent guest Sam Young, from Young Scholars Academy, as we unpack strength-based learning and find out what the big...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#070 Giftedness Right Now w/ Marc Smolowitz
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It’s our final BONUS episode for Gifted, Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week; and we’ve been Bringing Joy & Equity in Focus all week with seven...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#069 Why Dungeons & Dragons is Gifted Bliss w/ Sam...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#068 A Higher Skate of Mind for Gifted Kids w/...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#067 How to Express Your Gifted Self with Digital Music...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#066 Why Gifted Folk Need Board Games! w/ Justin Ratcliff
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it’s Different w/...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#065 Gifted Joy & Gifted Play; Why it’s Different w/...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#064 Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week does #giftedjoy w/...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#063 The Journey of Parenting Gifted Kids w/ Dr Gail...
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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?...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#062 Part 2 of Navigating Education with Gifted Kids w/...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#061 Navigating Education with Gifted Kids w/ Kintara Phillips –...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#060 How to Tell Your Child They are Gifted w/...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#059 College level science for kids?! w/ Dr Daniel Fried
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#058 Is My Child Gifted or Just Smart?
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#058 Is My Child Gifted or Just Smart?
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#057 [Gifted Awareness Week] Our Kids talk about Being Gifted...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#056 [Gifted Awareness Week] Grandparenting Gifted Kids w/ Nana &...
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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 &...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#055 [Gifted Awareness Week] Grandparenting Gifted Kids w/ Nana &...
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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,...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#054 [Gifted Awareness Week] 5 Things I Wish I Knew...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#053 Extreme Gifted Boy Behaviour w/ Teresa Currivan
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#052 Meltdowns, Anger & Perfectionism in Gifted Kids
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies
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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....
- By: Sophia Elliott
#050 The Gift of Community
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#049 Why We Need to Talk About Women
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It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#048 Why You Need Dabrowski w/ Dr Chris Wells &...
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It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#047 Understanding Your Rainforest Mind with Paula Prober
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#047 Understanding Your Rainforest Mind with Paula Prober It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#046 The Long Road with Nadja Cereghetti
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It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult....
- By: Sophia Elliott
#045 Unpacking The Journey with Jennifer Harvey Sallin
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#045 Unpacking My Journey with Jennifer Harvey Sallin It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#044 Unpacking Neurodiversity
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Unpacking Neurodiversity It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#043 The Complexity of Giftedness with authors Kathleen Humble &...
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We dive into the complexities of giftedness with two of the authors from Perspectives on Giftedness, recently published by GHF Press. Kathleen Humble & Dr...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#042 How can a Neuropsychologist help my gifted child? with...
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#042 How can a Neuropsychologist help my gifted child? With Dr Marnie Cumner What is a neuropsychologist and how can they help my gifted child?...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#041 Perfectionism, Diagnosis and her New Book with Emily Kircher-Morris
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#041 Perfectionism, Diagnosis and her New Book with Emily Kircher-Morris Today we talk to Emily Kircher-Morris about perfectionism, getting diagnosed (and whether we tell our...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#040 The One Thing You Need to Confidently Parent Gifted...
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The One Thing You Need to Confidently Parent Gifted Kids “Like so many, as he entered school it went horribly wrong, and I'll never forget...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#039 Who else is a burnt-out parent of a gifted...
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In our first podcast for 2022 I’m getting real about how hard it is to parent gifted kids and the total burnout I experienced in...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#038 Top Secret Santa Talk for Parents of Gifted Kids...
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In this episode, we look back at 2021 and replay ‘Top Secret Santa Talk – how to talk to your gifted kids about Santa’… and...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#037 How to Motivate & Support Gifted Kids with Dr...
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Today I’m speaking with Dr Joanne Foster, gifted education specialist and multi-award-winning author, about how to motivate our gifted kids. In this episode we talk...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#036 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Dr Matt Zakreski
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Do you think you’re a fraud and one of these days someone is going to discover it?! Then you need this episode as Dr Matt...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#034 [GTN Awareness Week] High Potential & Mental Health with...
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Today’s Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week guest has more than 35 years of experience in education and giftedness, is an author, formerly the CEO...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#033 [GTN Awareness Week] #ActuallyGifted Adult with Heather Cox
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Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week wouldn't be the same without talking about #actuallygifted Adults. Heather and our host, Sophia Elliott, talk about being a gifted...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#032 [GTN Awareness Week] Unpacking Homes Schooling (& Maths) with...
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We dive into home-schooling (& maths!) with GHF's (Gifted Home schoolers Forum) president (and founder of Mr Gelston's One Room School House), Barry Gelston, as...
- By: Sophia Elliott
What’s on in Gifted Talented & Neurodiverse Awareness Week?
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What’s on in Gifted Talented & Neurodiverse Awareness Week? It is Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week! In this episode we talk about all the...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#031 [GTN Awareness Week] The State of Giftedness with Marc...
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We talk to Marc about the State of Giftedness and the inspiration behind Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week as a part of our 5...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#030 What one School has done to Meet the Needs...
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Helen Finlay, Principal of St Peter’s Woodlands Grammar School, joins us today to talk about her new initiatives for gifted education at SPW. Helen talks...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#029 Why does my gifted child have an imaginary friend?...
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In this episode we’re talking to Dr Alan D. Thompson about intuition and giftedness. We ask what is intuition? We talk about intuition in science,...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#028 Why is Self-Concept so crucial for gifted 2E students...
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Today I’m speaking with Dr Geraldine Townend from UNSW about her research on self-concept of gifted, Twice Exceptional (2E), children and the lifelong impacts. We...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about...
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Gifted is more than High IQ, Let’s talk about the gifted brain! Today we’re talking about a body of research about the gifted brain from...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#026 Creating Agency (and getting your kids to tidy their...
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We’re excited to be talking to Julie Skolnick today about 2E, giftedness, what is creating agency for your children, how and why you should! Julie...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#025 Why Would Parents Choose a Selective Gifted School? With...
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Why would a parent choose a selective school? After reflecting on the intense effort required to navigate the education system for her academically gifted children,...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#024 Sexuality & Gender – Tips for parents with Dr...
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Today is Part 2 of a for parents of gifted kids that we started earlier this year with Dr Matt Zakreski. In this episode, we...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#023 Gifted Assessments & IQ Tests with Psychologist Kate Plum
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Today I’m speaking with psychologist Kate Plum about the assessment journey for gifted kids. In this episode we talk about when an IQ Test is...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#022 Lessons from CTY Ireland with Dr Colm O’Reilly
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Today I’m speaking with Dr Colm O’Reilly, Director of the Centre of Talented You at Ireland’s Dublin City University, about their awesome program. In the...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#021 Parenting Gifted Kids Words of Wisdom from the first...
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Welcome to our new series of the Our Gifted Kids Podcast! We’re starting this series by reflecting on our first 20 episodes. I’ve managed to...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#020 A Journey of Perfectionism
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A holiday replay of our most popular episodes! This holidays we have replayed our most popular episodes so it's a great chance to catch up...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#018 Looking at Giftedness & Autism with Kate Donohue
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#017 What is a Gifted Assessment? & other Quirks of...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#016 Exploring the Gifted Identity with Marc Smolowitz, the filmmaker...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#015 How do I talk to my gifted child about...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#014 Understanding 2E with Amanda Drury
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#013 Screen time, Help! Jocelyn Brewer talks Broccoli & Digital...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#012 Unleash your Giftedness with Nadja Cereghetti from Unleash Monday
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#011 Filmmaker Marc Smolowitz talks about The G Word Film
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#010 Growth Mindset with Big Life Journal Founder, Alexandra Eidens
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#009 The Our Gifted Kids Story
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#008 Top Secret Parent Talk About Santa
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#007 Megan’s journey of parenting a twice exceptional child
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Talking parenting and Megan’s (Twice) Exceptional Life
- By: Sophia Elliott
#006 Is Montessori a good match for giftedness? – Selena’s...
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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...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#005 Starting Over – Tennille’s Story.
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Tennille’s brave decision to move her son interstate to find friends.
- By: Sophia Elliott
#004 Gifted Kids Books with Gloria & Peter van Donge
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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:...
- By: Sophia Elliott
#003 Perfectionism & Heavy Expectations – Sharing Samantha’s Story
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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...