Raising Lifelong Learners
Colleen Kessler
The Raising Lifelong Learners podcast helps homeschooling parents encourage their differently-wired kids to learn, explore passions, cultivate creativity, and become fascinated by the world around them. Join host Colleen Kessler -- educational consultant, gifted specialist, author, and speaker -- for interviews, audioblogs, tips, and encouragement to help your differently-wired kiddos become lifelong learners -- children who know that they can find the answers to anything they want to know if they can just view their world with play, passion, and fascination.
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Jan 26, 2022 • 32min
RLL#143: Intellectual Overexcitabilities And Your Gifted Child
This continues our overexcitabilities series for parents of gifted children. Today, Colleen explores intellectual overexcitabilities and gifted children.
Jan 19, 2022 • 35min
RLL #142 Gifted Children and Sensual Overexcitabilities
In today's episode, we continue our overexcitabilities series for parents of gifted children. Today, the focus is sensual excitabilities and gifted children. Colleen discusses what these overexcitabilities are and how to help your child.
Oct 20, 2021 • 25min
RLL #141: Eclectic Homeschooling Works For Gifted Kids
Taking an eclectic approach to homeschooling when your child is gifted or twice exceptional makes sense. In fact, I believe it to be one of the best ways to engage and challenge a gifted learner. Today, I am sharing 101 reasons why!
Oct 13, 2021 • 24min
RLL #140: Psychomotor Overexcitabilities And Gifted Children
In today's episode, we continue our overexcitabilities series for parents of gifted children. Today, the focus is psychomotor excitabilities and our gifted children. Colleen discusses what these overexcitabilities are and how to help your child.
Oct 7, 2021 • 29min
RLL #139: The Importance Of Play For Your Entire Family
It's easy to think of examples of how play helps young children and preschoolers. But what about older kids, teens, and even adults? The importance of play for your entire family is significant and the focus of our discussion today.
Sep 30, 2021 • 40min
A Guide To Overexcitabilities And Gifted Children
Gifted children tend to have multiple intensities. These intensities are also referred to as overexcitabilities. In today's episode, Colleen introduces the theory of overexcitabilities and shares support and encouragement for parenting gifted children with intensities.
Sep 22, 2021 • 47min
5 Things You Need To Know About Homeschooling Gifted Kids
If you are homeschooling a gifted or twice exceptional child, it probably looks different than you expected. Today, Colleen is sharing 5 Things You Need To Know About Homeschooling Gifted Kids. This a a real life, honest look at what it is really like!
Sep 15, 2021 • 12min
RLL #136: Homeschooling Your Gifted Child With Interest-Led Learning
One of the advantages of homeschooling your gifted child is the ability to incorporate their interests and passions into your learning. But how does it work in real life? This is a snapshot of what homeschooling your gifted child with interest-led learning is all about.
Sep 8, 2021 • 46min
Our Gifted Homeschool Curriculum Overview: 2021-2022
Finding gifted homeschool curriculum can be a challenge for homeschooling parents. Having a chance to take a peek inside someone else's homeschool is one of the best ways to get inspired and learn what works. With this in mind, I am sharing everything we are planning for the upcoming school year in our homeschool.
Sep 1, 2021 • 26min
RLL #134: Can I Help My Child Become More Optimistic?
When your child is struggling with a negative mindset, it can affect all aspects of learning and family life. That's why a question that often comes up is "Can I help my child become more optimistic?" The answer is most certainly, "Yes." This episode of the Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast is all about how you can make a difference and help your child develop skills to become more optimistic.
