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TPP 136: KJ Dell'Antonia on How to Be a Happier Parent Nov 21, 2018

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Author and former NY Times Motherlode editor KJ Dell'Antonia talks about her book "How To Be a Happier Parent" and what she learned about how parents can bring more happiness into their daily lives.

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TPP 134: How Fathers Can Be The Dad Their Differently Wired Child Needs, With Jeremy Schneider Nov 09, 2018

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Marriage and family therapist and author Jeremy Schneider ("Fatherhood in 40-Minute Snapshots") talks about what prevents some dads from being the father they want to be and explains how couples can strengthen their relationship.

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TPP 133: College Admissions Expert Marisa Meddin on Application Strategies for Atypical Students Nov 03, 2018

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Marisa Meddin, founder of Talk College To Me and the creator of The 7 Day College Admissions Crash Course For Parents, discusses how students can become the strongest possible college applicants they can be.

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TPP 132: Director Marc Smolowitz on His Forthcoming Documentary, The G Word Oct 29, 2018

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Independent filmmaker Marc Smolowitz (13th Gen) talks about his upcoming film "The G Word", which tackles issues related to giftedness, equity, and social justice for a broad audience.

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TPP 131: Author and Lecturer Alfie Kohn On Practicing Unconditional Parenting Oct 23, 2018

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I was thrilled to have the chance to talk with Alfie Kohn about parenting and differently wired kids and dig into the concepts that many consider highly provocative and controversial because in many ways they are a radical departure from more traditional approaches to parenting, praise, rewards, punishments, discipline, and motivation.

If you haven’t been exposed to Alfie’s work before, I encourage you to listen with an open mind and curiosity. Some of the concepts he shares today may challenge your ideas about raising kids, but if you know me, I deeply believe there is value is reconsidering everything we thought we knew about parenting. After having this conversation with Alfie, I became even more aware of things I was doing that I wanted to tweak as a way to better support Asher’s growth, and I’ve already noticed a difference in what’s happening in my family dynamic. I hope you get out a lot out of our conversation.

Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of fourteen books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations. Kohn’s criticisms of competition and rewards have been widely discussed and debated, and he has been described in Time magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades [and] test scores.”

Things you’ll learn from this episode

What “unconditional parenting” looks like
Why Alfie believes a goal of raising compliant kids is misguided
What the science says about rewards and punishments and why they tend to lead to the opposite result we’re going for
The potential downsides of positive reinforcement and “praise” in relation to supporting our children’s development and personal growth
The difference between love and unconditional love, and why the latter is what we want our children to feel
The importance of focusing on long-term versus short-term goals for our children
Alfie’s advice for where parents can start today when it comes to working toward a more unconditional parenting approach

Resources mentioned about unconditional parenting

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TPP 130: Julie Skolnick of With Understanding Comes Calm on Advocating for 2e Kids Oct 12, 2018

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This week I’m talking with Julie Skolnick, the founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, an organization with a mission of empowering parents, educators, and professionals to bring out the best and raise self esteem in their twice exceptional (2e) children, students, clients, and themselves through education, tailor made strategies, and advocacy training.

I initially reached out to Julie about having her on the show because she does a lot of in-the-classroom training, helping educators better understand and recognize their twice exceptional students and learn tools and strategies for supporting them. Because finding the right educational fit is perhaps the biggest challenge for parents raising 2e kids, I was hoping Julie could offer us the solution to this problem and tell us exactly what we could do to get our kids’ teachers on board. But when Julie and I had our pre-interview conversation a few weeks before recording this, she made it clear that there is no easy answer—the work is difficult, there’s a lot of resistance, and progress is slow. While I can’t promise any magic solution to the issue of how to educate 2e kids, I can promise that in our conversation Julie shares a number of powerful tools and strategies for how we as parents can powerfully advocate for our kids and understand them as learners so we can show up as the best parent we can be.

THINGS YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

Why finding an educational fit for twice exceptional kids can be so challenging
The status quo regarding how 2e kids are managing in traditional school settings
Julie’s ideas for how parents can advocate for their 2e learners in a collaborative way
How parents can learn to trust that they are the best parent for their child
The three main challenges for 2e students as a result of their wiring
Julie’s advice and best practices for parents just now discovering their child’s unique profile and are looking for ideas on where to start

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

With Understanding Comes Calm (Julie’s website)
SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted)
Jonathan Mooney
2e Newsletter
Behind the Scenes of the Resource TECA—Twice Exceptional Children’s Advocacy (podcast episode)

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TPP 128: Digital Media and Technology Expert Devorah Heitner on Helping Kids Be Screenwise Oct 02, 2018

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Dr. Devorah Heitner, a digital media and technology expert and the author of "Screenwise" talks about how parents can mentor their kids to develop a healthy relationship with screens (phones, online games, and more).

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TPP 127: Behind the Scenes of TECA—Twice Exceptional Children's Advocacy Sep 25, 2018

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Melissa Sornick, LCSW and Maratea Cantarella of TECA (Twice Exceptional Children's Advocacy) take us behind the scenes of the top resource for parents raising 2e kids.

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TPP 126: Deb Douglas on Self-Advocacy for Gifted Learners Sep 08, 2018

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Author and gifted education advocate Deb Douglas explains the importance of helping gifted learners advocate for themselves, as well as how parents can support them in doing so.

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TPP 124: Seth Perler on How Parents Can Help Their Kids Work Through Resistance Aug 30, 2018

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Executive functioning/education coach Seth Perler explores the concept of resistance in differently-wired kids and shares strategies and tools for how parents can support their kids in learning how to face their resistance.

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