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When the going gets rough, moms need to slow down and know they’re doing the best they can – and that’s perfectly alright.

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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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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Everyday Learning Blog
College Gifted Personal Musings 

He, Who Wishes He Could Name Himself

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016 alessa early college, identity formation, radical acceleration

I readily admit that I read paparazzi-style news about the child stars from the Harry Potter franchise. My kids pretty

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Homeschool Personal Musings 

The Self-Instructing Homeschool Child

June 14, 2016July 8, 2016 alessa high school, homeschool, independent learning
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Homeschooling: It's got to be better than this
Homeschool Personal Musings 

Homeschooling: It’s Got To Be Better Than This

November 9, 2015July 8, 2016 alessa homeschool

I never set out to homeschool my children. In fact, I was one of those moms, so lego-ed out from

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Pathologizing Lack of Achievement
Gifted Personal Musings 

Are We Pathologizing Lack Of Gifted Achievement?

October 17, 2015October 18, 2015 alessa talent development

Dr. Steven Pfeiffer recently wrote Lessons Learned from Working with Gifted and Creative Kids” for The Creativity Post. In his

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Personal Musings Social Emotional 

Loving Your Teens (even when they push you away)

October 4, 2015October 22, 2018 Tracy Chatters adolescence, middle school, Tracy Chatters

Sitting in the principal’s office, I have a special window into the lives of many families. Just this morning, a

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Gifted Personal Musings 

4 Life Lessons To Teach Your Gifted Kids (and one for you to learn, too)

August 1, 2015December 30, 2018 alessa boredom, talent development

My oldest child turns 21 in one week and I’ve been reflecting back on a lot of childhood memories recently.

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There Be Dragons
Personal Musings Social Emotional 

There Be Dragons

September 25, 2014October 17, 2015 alessa imagination

I’ve had my share of tough homeschooling requests – like a certain 10-year old who wanted to build a working

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Gifted Homeschool Personal Musings Social Emotional 

Calling In Well

July 19, 2014November 11, 2021 alessa self care, SENG

Back before I had kids, I read Tom Robbins’ novels. They were filled full of characters who thought and lived

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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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