Mark Talaga explores the challenge of sustaining motivation and creating habits, through the lens of improving executive function and nurturing relationships. Mark talks about the importance of utilizing interpersonal accountability to maintain consistency and build the skill of sustaining.

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Music: Petren J Music

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Mark Talaga tackles the topic of perfectionism in gifted kids. He discusses the emotional and cognitive aspects of perfectionism and shares strategies for parents to support their children in navigating their perfectionistic tendencies.

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Music: Petren J Music

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Mark Talaga speaks with Dr. Pam McCaskill, an experienced clinical psychologist who specializes in understanding and supporting strong willed children. Mark and Pam discuss underlying causes of these behaviors and explore steps parents can take to set their children up for success at home, at school and in the community.

Host: Mark Talaga

Music: Petren J Music

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Contact Dr. Pam McCaskill:

Website: www.mccaskillfamilyservices.com

Instagram: @mccaskillfamilyservices

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Mark Talaga explores the complexities of a parent’s role in a gifted child’s life and their contributions toward both their child’s challenges and progress. Mark helps parents evaluate whether they are enabling or properly scaffolding their kids and explains how to prioritize connection while also supporting their child as they move into adulthood.

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Host: Mark Talaga

Music: Petren J Music

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Mark Talaga discusses how parents can find the right therapist for their gifted and neurodivergent children. Mark covers important considerations such as understanding the need for therapy, assessing therapist approaches, and emphasizing the importance of a collaborative, team-based system, shedding light on what can feel like an overwhelming process.

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Host: Mark Talaga

Music: Petren J Music

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Mark Talaga discusses the complexities of diagnoses and other labels for developmental and learning differences in gifted kids. Mark emphasizes both the difficulty and the importance of assessing for proper diagnoses and how people can avoid the trap of becoming and deferring to their labels rather than making adjustments in order to be successful.

Host: Mark Talaga

Music: Petren J Music

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Email: [email protected]

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Mark Talaga and guest Dr. Eric Endlich discuss supporting gifted and other neurodiverse individuals as they prepare for, apply to and enroll in college. They explore the challenges and supports necessary for neurodivergent students transitioning to college and share insights on evaluating readiness and the importance of finding the right fit for students as they enter higher education.

Host: Mark Talaga

Music: Petren J Music

Contact Mark Talaga:

Email: [email protected]

⁠Website⁠ IG:⁠ ⁠⁠@hopelesslygifted⁠ | FB: ⁠@hopelesslygifted

Contact Dr. Eric Endlich:

www.topcollegeconsultants.com

IG: @topcollegeconsultants

Book: Older Autistic Adults

State Representative Noah Arbit joins Mark Talaga to discuss the importance of focusing on kids’ mental health and re-envisioning education to support the gifted population. Mark and Representative Arbit discuss how parents can re-envision a successful future for their gifted child by supporting them in thriving within their gifts.

Host: Mark Talaga

Music: Petren J Music

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Email: [email protected]

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Contact State Representative Noah Arbit:

https://noahformi.com/

IG: @repnoaharbit

Resources:

www.perilresearch.com

Mark Talaga is joined by Emmy-nominated writer and producer Vijal Patel. Vijal shares his unconventional journey from a career path in engineering and finance to becoming a successful comedy writer and producer. Mark and Vijal discuss the importance of self-confidence, seizing opportunities when they arise, and being true to oneself even when that defies societal, and perhaps familial, expectations.

Host: Mark Talaga

Music: Petren J Music

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Contact Vijal:

Instagram: @thevijal

Mark Talaga explores the nuances of communicating with gifted children and why it can be so challenging. He discusses common points of conflict and emphasizes the importance of understanding underlying issues affecting a child's abilities and a family’s communication patterns. Mark gives listeners key questions to ask their child and themselves to take steps toward improvement.

Host: Mark Talaga

Music: Petren J Music

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