The Fringy Bit reBoot

In light of the recent and sudden loss of one of the gifted world's most influential leaders, this episode of the Fringy Bit podcast explores grief.  While Heather & Jon only had the fortune of chatting with Seng Founder, Jim Webb, on a couple of occasions, his work and his compassionate presence has had significant influence on our lives, professionally and personally.  Not the way we envisioned starting off the third season of our podcast, but we all know living a Fringy Life is anything but predictable.

In an endeavor to continue adding to the great work Jim dedicated his life to, we also are proud to announce the official release of The Gifted Kids Workbook!  Register to win a signed copy or a copy to review on Amazon by August 15th.  It's easy!  Just send a screenshot of your review of the Fringy Bit Podcast in apple podcasts to [email protected] and you'll be entered to win!  If you've already left a review, get a friend to review the podcast, and make sure they mention your name in the email they send us and you'll both be entered!

Mentioned in this episode:
     James T Webb
     Phases of Grief
     Tasks of Grief

In this episode, Jon and Heather talk about and strategize about family road trips with fringy kids. This will also be the last episode of season two. we will return in August (if we survive our own road trip in July!)

parenting, gifted, 2e, asd, spd, adhd, differently wired

Today we will be talking about and breaking down suicide, anxiety, and just all around helping YOURSELF when your kid is having a rough time. Enjoy.

Jon and Heather welcome Lisa Van Gemert to the Fringy Bit! Lisa (aka the gifted guru!) is an educator, author, speaker, and mom of gifted kids, not to mention a bit gifted herself. Together we talk about (you guessed it) all things gifted. This episode is packed full of resources, insight, humor, and good stories. Enjoy!

You read the title... June and May suck. In this episode, Jon and Heather talk about/rant about the summer, awards, and schools along with all around difficulties of this time of year. Also an updated account of KBear's sleepover.

Knowing how to discipline these fringy kiddos of ours can be a challenge.  Are they being defiant and disobedient?  Or is this their differing ability?  Is it punishable behavior or would we be punishing them for having different wiring?  Laugh along with Heather and Jon as they use a real life example to show how they try to figure these hard questions out!

Ahh . . . emotions. They are complex and wonderful things. Gifted emotions are intensely complex and wonderful. 2e emotions are confusingly intensely complex and wonderful and not-so-wonderul! Join Heather and Jon as they talk about emotions and our differently wired kiddos and maybe pick up a strategy or 2 to help you and your fringy kid identify and regulate in the magical world of emotions.

Gifted people tend to ask the big questions:  What is the purpose of life?  What happens after death?  What is the point of it all?  The big questions that don't have easy answers, or maybe don't even have answers at all.  These questions, the recognition that the world isn't always as kind or put together or just as it could be, can create some existential depression.  Heather and Jon explain more about existential depression and ways to help you and your kids through it.

Mentioned in this episode:
     the Habitat podcast

It's not always comfortable to talk about, but it's time to be uncomfortable and talk about it anyway.  Suicidal thoughts can be an aspect of depression.  Listen in as Heather and Jon talk about ways to talk about it with your kids and things you can do to help.

Mentioned in this episode:
Typhoid Mary by Anthony Bourdain
The Bridge documentary
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)

Heather & Jon continue their 4 part series on depression by focusing on depression in us parents.  Parents of differently wired kids have a higher rate of depression and anxiety than the general population . . . why is that and what can we do about it? 

Mentioned in this episode:
     Facebook Group - Parents of Twice Exceptional Kids