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parenting the wrong child
Personal Musings Social Emotional 

Parenting the Wrong Child

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 alessa parenting

Back when my kids were little, I used to have a saying I’d save for those really rough days: “I

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Identify animal skulls
Discover This Homeschool Teaching Tips 

Discover This: Skull Identification

September 30, 2018December 5, 2023 alessa animal skull, animals, biology

I was out walking my dog the other day and what do my wandering eyes catch a glimpse of? An

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10 psych movies
Homeschool Social Emotional Teaching Tips 

Teaching Psychology With Animated Movies

July 25, 2018December 5, 2023 alessa disney movies, dreamworks movies, pixar movies, psychology, teaching with movies

As a child of the 1970s, I grew up with a love-hate relationship with animated movies. With no VCRs or

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2018 30+ free summer kid activities
Free Time Homeschool 

Free and Low-Cost Community-Based Summer Activities

May 10, 2018 alessa free

Those lazy days of summer can get pretty monotonous after a couple of weeks. If you’re looking for an alternative

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Discover This Teaching Tips 

Discover This: Maya Empire

February 4, 2018December 5, 2023 alessa ancient history, lidar, Mayan

In 2018, the world learned about the discovery of 60,000 previously unknown ancient Mayan archaeological structures. My first thought, when

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Starting homeschooling midyear
Homeschool 

Beginning to Homeschool Mid-Year

December 5, 2017November 28, 2023 alessa

Tis the season when some families are ready to throw up their hands with public school and start homeschooling. Even

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Gifted Personal Musings Social Emotional 

Labels and the Gifted Diagnosis

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 alessa Davidson, diagnosis, misdiagnosis

Labels. We crave them because they affirm our identity and help us find peer groups where we can relate to

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processing speed
Gifted Learning Disabilities 

Slow Processing Speed: When Is It a Problem

November 19, 2017April 9, 2020 alessa misdiagnosis, processing speed

It happened again last week. A mom called with a freshly printed test report that showed a 26-point discrepancy between

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College Gifted 

Those Crazy College Years

November 13, 2017December 3, 2023 alessa bipolar, depression, early college, misdiagnosis

With the overall national push for College and Career Readiness, more and more kids are starting college under the age

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Free Developmental Milestone Tracker
Homeschool Learning Disabilities 

CDC Milestone Tracker

October 30, 2017October 31, 2017 alessa CDC, child development, milestones

When you homeschool your preschooler or kindergartner, it’s easy to second-guess yourself. All it takes is a well-meaning mother-in-law to

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Life Happens

Sometimes life comes along and hijacks your best laid curricular plans. That can be a good thing.

Everyday learning happens - sometimes beginning with the most innocent question.

Follow your child's whimsy.
Ask good questions.
Go for a walk.
Listen.
Get Messy.
Laugh.
Explore.
Debate.

Above all else, have fun.

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