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Social Emotional

A happy child will be a happy learner. If your kid’s happy-meter is not as high as you’d like, maybe it’s time to slow down and focus on their emotional needs before going full force with the academics.

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Gifted Social Emotional 

Swimming to Survive

December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 alessa boredom, depression, grit, identity formation, sports, talent development

I have had a strange fascination with Michael Phelps for years. I’ll chalk it up to his being a Baltimore

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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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Homeschool Social Emotional Teaching Tips 

Teaching Psychology With Animated Movies

July 25, 2018June 28, 2020 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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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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Social Emotional 

Sorry, Lisa, Kids Don’t Become Trans* By Surfing the Internet

October 16, 2017December 9, 2017 alessa lgbtq, rapid onset gender dysphoria, transgender

This weekend, I spent a fabulous time with a group of queer folks celebrating 15 years of hosting safe spaces

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Free Time Gifted Social Emotional 

Online Bullies: When Your Kid Trolls

August 1, 2016July 31, 2016 alessa cyberbullying, friendship, Hoagies Gifted, online, trolls

You’ve heard the Internet maxim: Don’t feed the trolls! Yet, some days, the temptation to trump trolls with facts and

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Social Emotional 

Surviving the Holidays with Autism

November 23, 2015November 22, 2015 Christa Joy autism, holidays

We all love the holidays. There are decorations to put up, food to prepare, gifts to buy, and family to

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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 Social Emotional 

Asking and Offering Help

October 1, 2015October 17, 2015 alessa perfectionism

I grew up in a family where asking for help was seen as a sign of weakness. Part of it,

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Free Time Social Emotional 

Online Friends: Setting Healthy Boundaries

August 17, 2015October 22, 2018 Chi Huang Chi Huang, friendship, online

Friends make us happy. We know it from our everyday lives, as well as research. Positive psychology has shown that

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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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