Fostering Social/Emotional Growth in Gifted/2e Children

An online course to better understand, advocate for and parent your uniquely wired child and move your family from a place of surviving to THRIVING!

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Relevent Topics Key to Understanding

7 prerecorded, self-paced sessions starting with Understanding Giftedness, Neurodiversity, Metacognition, Identification, Finding the Right School Fit and the Parenting Support Portal

Find Hope in Development of a Family Action Plan

Live weekly Coaching and Discussion groups designed to assist you in developing a comprehensive action plan specific to the needs of your child and family that you can implement right away.

Flexible, Easy to Use and Go at Your Own Pace

Utilizing a private and secure online learning platform you can easily log in anytime, anywhere on any device and listen to the sessions as it fits into your busy schedule. And keep the course materials for as long as you like!

Here's What You'll Learn

You will learn that developing social and emotional foundations are critical to the success of every gifted/twice-exceptional (2e) child/individual in any life setting whether that be in school, at home or within the greater community. You will also learn why that is and what it takes to get there.

In Session 1 - Understanding Giftedness - you will learn:

  • Define giftedness - It comes in all shapes and sizes!
  • Understand giftedness and twice-exceptionality (2e)
  • Examine the many (and often competing) definitions and misunderstandings around the term
  • Explain and discuss controversial issues around the Bell Curve and its implications
  • Define the different levels of giftedness
  • Know the characteristics of giftedness
  • Introduce the Family Action Plan 

In Session 2-Neurodiversity:  The Gifted/2e Brain- you will learn:

  • Explore the latest research around both typical and atypical brain development
  • Understand atypical development and what is asynchrony and what does it look like
  • Understand what is neurodiversity and its impact on daily living
  • Why neurodiversity matters with gifted and twice-exceptional children/individuals
  • Learn how to use the understanding of neurodiversity to inform your parenting/teaching/advocacy strategies

In Session 3 - Developing Metacognition Part A - you will learn:

  • How to develop metacognition
  • How metacognition develops in the gifted/twice-exceptional child/individual
  • How issues of Limbic Delay and Epigenetics impact the gifted child/individual's balance and development of their social, emotional and intellectual selves 
  • How to build social/emotional foundations for life-long success
  • Re-framing 'Normality' in gifted and twice-exceptional children/individuals
  • How to develop those 'Superpowers' in our children

In Session 3 -Metacognition and Potential Issues and Coping Strategies Part B - you will learn:

  • Understand common social/emotional issues with asynchronous, gifted individuals
  • Explore how anxiety, depression, perfectionism, isolation, executive functioning, fatigue, frustration and anger affect gifted/2e children, adolescents and young adults specifically
  • Develop strategies in how to deal with these common issues
  • Balance and accept behaviors using a gifted/2e mirror

In Session 4 - Identification - you will learn:

  • Understand the importance of early identification
  • Know the potential problems and issues with common identification methods today
  • Review of Public School Assessments vs. Private Assessments
  • Interpret intellectual assessment scoring (specifically the WISC series)
  • How to use Identification as a form of advocacy
  • Recognize the wide spread issues of misdiagnosis and the impact on the gifted child

In Session 5 - The Right Educational Fit - you will learn:

  • The importance of finding the right educational fit for your child
  • Discuss issues around K-12 education and importance of asking the right questions
  • Teach you the vocabulary of education ("Edu-speak") and learn what questions to ask
  • Understand school  identification models and Gifted Program identification expectations
  • Understand what school programs can offer in terms of programming, curriculum, instructional delivery, scope and sequence, teacher characteristics, support, resources and more
  • Discuss the impact of IEP's and 504 plans and how to use them to better advocate for your child
  • Know all your options to inform and help you make the right choice for your child

In Session 6 - The Parenting Portal - you will learn:

  • Summarize the course and help finalize your Family Action Plan
  • Parenting through your child's developmental stages from early childhood to young adult and launching in their life
  • Recognize potential pitfalls within each stage and develop effective strategies for each
  • Discuss common issues around discipline, communication, adolescent dating, gaming and much more
  • Strategies for taking care of yourself, your relationships and ideas for balance, work and life outside of parenting your gifted child!

Testimonials

"Dr. Mike Postma has been a tremendous resource and ally for our family of three. We met Mike after we heard him present at a conference on the latest research on neuroscience. We were so impressed with his knowledge and style of delivery. He was not obtuse or inaccessible, but has a sensitive and intuitive understanding about the challenges that come with understanding, appreciating and supporting atypical kids as they navigate social systems that were not created to support them. Each member of our family has become more confident, thanks to consultations with Mike. It is as though he brings a map to help us find our way forward, and he helps us interpret it. We have learned concepts and tapped into external and internal resources that we were previously not aware of. Specifically, he has helped us navigate a transition from homeschooling to public high school, and has coached us to become more assertive advocates for our son as we explore questions around acceleration, enrichment, emotional intensities, fears, and so on. He continues to offer information, perspective and insight that help us feel less isolated, more positive and empowered. Mike is a lifeline for our family and we are so thankful for his help and coaching in our journey." - Molly and Jason W.

Welcome from Dr. Mike and Julie

Welcome to Gifted and Thriving's first digital online course offering! We hope you join us in this journey of finding The Fit for your Neurodiverse gifted child! We are excited to get started with you - sign up today!

 
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