Raising Lifelong Learners

By Colleen Kessler, M.Ed.Education Parenting Kids & Family

Raising Lifelong Learners episodes

December 09, 2020 RLL #98: Enjoying Literature with Kendra Fletcher
In this podcast, Colleen speaks with Kendra Fletcher, long-time homeschooler and teacher of all things literature, on how enjoying the study of literature helps our kiddos to see it's importance for themselves and for humanity.
52 min
December 02, 2020 RLL #97: Empowering Kids Through Homeschool Buy-In
In today's episode, Colleen shares an audioblog of a Facebook Live where she outlined how we can engage and empower our kiddos in their own learning.
49 min
November 25, 2020 RLL #96: Finding Learning Opportunities with Dennis DeNoia
Today, Colleen speaks with Dennis DeNoia how giving his kids the freedom to pursue their interests has helped them be better learners.
44 min
November 18, 2020 RLL #95: [Audioblog] When the World Overwhelms Your Anxious Child | How You Can Help
Today, Colleen shares an audioblog - an article by Jen Vail from the website - with ideas on helping when the world overwhelms your child.
22 min
November 11, 2020 RLL #94: The Importance of Music with Jessica Peresta
In today's episode, Colleen speaks with Jessica Peresta about the importance of music in our families and in educating our quirky kids.
47 min
November 04, 2020 RLL #93: 7 Tips and Strategies for Boosting Emotional Resilience in Your Kids
Listen today as Colleen offers 7 tips and strategies for boosting emotional resilience in kids, and learn how to help them adapt to overcome challenges.
47 min
October 28, 2020 RLL #92: Building Self and Setting Goals with Suki Wessling
In this episode, Colleen speaks with Suki Wessling, homeschooling parent, writer, musician and online instructor at Athena Academy about helping our kids to learn to set goals and flourish as authentic individuals in lives of their own design.
42 min
October 21, 2020 RLL #91: [Audioblog] How to Help Your Kids Thrive When They Are Stuck Inside
Every family can use some help finding activities, especially those that help our kids to flouish! Listen today as Colleen shares an audioblog — an article by Jennifer Vail that first appeared on the site — stock full of ideas to help your kids thrive when they are stuck inside.
17 min
October 14, 2020 RLL #90: Cultivating Creative Writers with Celeste Davidson
In this episode, Colleen speaks with Celeste Davidson, author and professional writer-educator of Bardsy, a unique virtual community where supportive members gather to enjoy, create and share stories while also gaining access to interactive courses and tools to build their writing skills.
39 min
October 07, 2020 RLL #89: Helping Our Gifted Kids With Social and Emotional Struggles
Today, Colleen discusses some of the specific social and emotional needs our gifted kiddos may have and how we can help and nurture them through these struggles.
43 min

About Raising Lifelong Learners

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Raising Lifelong Learners is the podcast for parents raising and homeschooling neurodivergent kids—including gifted, twice-exceptional (2e), ADHD, autistic, anxious, and otherwise differently wired children.