The Fringy Bit reBoot

Join Heather & Jon as they talk about ways to identify depression in your kiddo, and first steps toward helping them improve their mood.  This is the first in a 3 part series all about depression - but not worry, while it sounds like it'll be a depressing few weeks, The Fringy Bit wouldn't be The Fringy Bit without the humor, so even in the midst of the gloom we'll bring the light side!

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Elite Dangerous

Join Heather & KBEAR (!) as we talk all things dyspraxia.  KBear shares her experiences living with dyspraxia and we consider ways you might recognize if your child has this type of different wiring.  As an added bonus, hear how we normalize talking about different wiring and maintain positive feelings of self-worth in the midst of the challenges of being different.

As a side note - apologies for the occasional sound distortion.  As we share, people with dyspraxia tend to have fluctuating vocal volumes, which made it a bit challenging to get the mix just right for our dear KBear.

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     www.understood.org
     Let Me Talk app

Does your gifted kid have a tendency to correct every. little. thing.?  Ahem . . . Or maybe you do?  Join Heather and Jon as they discuss that incessant need to be right or perfect or to just not be able to let things go.

Mentioned in this episode:
     Kobi Yamada & Mae Besom's books:  What Do You Do With a Problem?  With an Idea?  With           a Chance?
     Deb Douglas' book:  The Power of Self-Advocacy for Gifted Learners

Do you get tired of being a fringy parent?  Listen as Heather and Jon discuss the post by Jenny @ Mommy Evolution "I'm Tired of My Child's Special Needs"

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     Newton's Apples
     Orbit the App

Join Heather and Cub (!) as we talk about dysgraphia . . . what is it?  How do you know if your child (or you) may have it?  What do you do about it?  Jon was busy working, so Heather had the pleasure of recording with Cub, who happens to have a touch of the ol' dysgraphia himself.  So in this episode, you get to hear the experience of dysgraphia from a parent's perspective and from one of our fringy kiddos!

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     understood.org
     Bravewriter

Join Heather & Jon as they get in the flow about Flow!  How can we assist our kids in finding their flow?  What gets us in the zone?  Listen up and find out!

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     First - my apologies - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is Hungarian American, not Polish as stated in                     the episode.
     Flow  
     Jason Silva

In this episode, Heather & Jon rejoice that the holiday season is over and some normalcy is returning to the schedule.  They also discuss strategies to support one another in those moments of intense passion.

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        Enlightened

Welcome Grandad (!!) to the Fringy Bit talky bit! Heather & Jon chat with Roger Boorman, so yes, you get 2 handsome English accents for the price of one, about what it's like to be the grandparent of these fringy kiddos of ours. Just in time for holiday family gatherings, join us as we consider strategies to nurture relationships and understanding with our extended families. As an added bonus, we managed to take advantage of Grandad's decades of experience as a financial planner to get a little general financial advice, too! Enjoy!

Heather & Jon are joined by Corin Barsily Goodwin, founder & ceo of Gifted Homeschoolers' Forum.  Corin shares her wisdom for parenting our differently wired kiddos through the adolescent years.

Mentioned in this episode:
    Gifted Homeschoolers' Forum
     Corin's Book:  Writing Your Own Script

One of the unending conundrums of fringy parenting is how to maintain things that you value when they directly conflict or trigger your child's particular fringy-ness.  Listen in as Heather & Jon try to determine when to insist on a fringy child's participation in a valued activity, and when to give them a pass.

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     This Is Us