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Meet Patti

Meet Patti

Thanks for stopping by. I created this site after learning why my son had been bullied & excluded since age five. It took three years to find out โ€“ mostly because of long-standing myths. That's far too long, so now I'm on a mission to help others. I explain what "the G word" is &, just as important, what it isn't. With the help of many experts, you'll also see tips for navigating this type of neurodiversity. Join me as I share what I'm learning.


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Instagram post 2228588773309197138_10025046666 Have you heard the term executive functions? There are many of them, but in a nutshell, theyโ€™re skills we all need to be successful in life. ๐Ÿ’ช . ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ-๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ & ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: organization ~ planning ~ prioritization ~ goal-directed persistence. ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ~ impulse control ~ emotional control ~ flexibility ~ metacognition. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€: ~ task initiation ~ sustained attention ~ working memory. ๐Ÿง  . As you might suspect, ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐——๐—— have difficulty with these skills; however, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น (those battling anxiety disorders or clinical depression, who are intellectually โ€œgiftedโ€ or twice-exceptional, etc.). ๐Ÿ” . In addition to positioning kids for academic success, these executive-function skills are important for โ€œthe social world.โ€ Thatโ€™s why Iโ€™m excited to hear that social competencies guru Michelle Garcia Winner is offering a ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ Executive Function webinar ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ. ๐Ÿฑ. There will be a Q&A at the end, but if you canโ€™t attend the live event, donโ€™t worry. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the recording. ๐Ÿ™Œ . Simply understanding this topic will go a long way in helping kids who struggle with these types of skills. Letโ€™s do everything we can to ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ, instead of lazy, not living up to their โ€œpotential,โ€ or like hopeless failures. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ For more details, visit @socialthinking . . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜? ~ Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) ~ Share it as part of your Instagram story
Instagram post 2227847020646176747_10025046666 Sometimes it's pretty easy to discern what is making a child anxious; other times, it isn't. ๐Ÿ˜ฃ . There are ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ & many types of stressors. ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ (like executive-function deficits & sensory-specific sensitivities). ๐Ÿค” . As Dr. Stuart Shanker explains in ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง-๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜จ, though, when a child is particularly stressed out, there ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ-๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. The situation has built to its current state due to a combination of factors. ๐ŸŒ‹ . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ'๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? โžก Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) โžก Share the post as part of your Instagram story โžก Follow me @kitekidmama
Instagram post 2227090816659565707_10025046666 When you begin learning about twice-exceptional children, one of the messages 2e experts repeatedly talk about is ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ & ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€, even though they have amazing talents. ๐Ÿค” . While we should support 2e kids in the areas where they struggle, the resounding advice is to also ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ & ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€. ๐Ÿ’ช . For some 2e kids, their challenges are so obvious that no one notices their unusually high degree of talent. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ For other 2e children, their talent(s) make it difficult to notice the area(s) in which they have a medical disorder or significant skill deficit. ๐Ÿ˜ณ . Regardless of which is the case, giving 2e kids ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป (& ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ-๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ) ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ€œfills their bucketsโ€ in ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ways: 1. It provides an opportunity to be really good at something. ๐Ÿคฉ 2. It often feeds one or more of their overexcitabilities (a.k.a. intensities), ๐Ÿ˜œ & 3. In some cases, focusing on their strengths can actually diminish the degree to which they struggle. ๐Ÿคฏ (I would argue that this is particularly true when the second exceptionality is an anxiety disorder and/or clinical depression.) ๐Ÿค• . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜? โžก Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) โžก Share it as part of your Instagram story โžก Follow me @kitekidmama
Instagram post 2226461466536862503_10025046666 So true. I learn something new ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ. And my understanding of people (even me, sometimes ๐Ÿ˜…) is greater because of it. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“ป๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ’ช . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜? โžก Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) โžก Share it as part of your Instagram story โžก Follow me @kitekidmama
Instagram post 2225607312331254196_10025046666 Some kids instinctively think in terms of measurement & calculations. It seems to come as naturally to them as breathing. โž•โž–โœ–โž— . My 4th grader is one of them. Last night, at a playoff game party, he began talking about: the sound level in the football stadium (which flashed on the screen); how that compared to fireworks & rockets; and the point at which ear damage begins to occur. ๐Ÿ”Š . A couple years ago, when he finally lost a tooth that had been loose for a while, he told me heโ€™d pushed it out & that it only took 2 pounds of pressure. โ€œMaybe less,โ€ he added after thinking about it some more. ๐Ÿ‘† . Those moments always make me laugh because it is so ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต how my brain works; however, itโ€™s totally the way his does. (It makes my head spin sometimes.) ๐Ÿ˜‚ . This morning, his constant calculations also have me thinking about how we, as adults, measure the world around us. And ourselves. ๐Ÿค— The more that I learn about: the G word, neurodiversity in general, mental health, executive functions, social competencies & other areas, the more that I realize how different people can be. And thatโ€™s okay. We donโ€™t have to all fit into a neat little box. ๐Ÿ“ฆ . We also should be careful about comparing ourselves to others. If someone inspires you or pushes you to expand your thinking or perspective, thatโ€™s one thing. But donโ€™t use their success as a measuring stick for yours. ๐Ÿ“ One podcaster I love often cautions her listeners to avoid comparing themselves to others; especially to those who are farther along in their journey. Each perspective & every journey is unique & important for its own reasons, so the best measurement is your own progress. ๐Ÿ’ชThis is essential for children to know, but we need to believe it, too. ๐Ÿ˜˜ . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜? โžก Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) โžก Share it as part of your Instagram story โžก Follow me @kitekidmama
Instagram post 2224843777540357120_10025046666 When a bright child struggles with "social smarts," addressing it may not be as simple as putting him in a counselor's Friendship Group or adding basic SEL curriculum. ๐Ÿ™…โ€โ™€๏ธ Especially if the child is neurodiverse ๐Ÿง  or has developed depression or anxiety disorder. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฃ . I'm working on a blog article that takes a deeper dive on why you need to address anxiety or depression first (if the child is battling either of them). In the meantime, however, please read the first story I wrote about building a child's social competencies. To read it, go to my Instagram bio & scroll down to the image of the boy climbing a treehouse ladder. ๐ŸŒณ (The headline for the image says Building Social Smarts.) ๐Ÿ–ฑ . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? โžก Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) โžก Share this post as part of your Instagram story โžก Follow me @kitekidmama
Instagram post 2223381020009806998_10025046666 The first time I heard about my sonโ€™s โ€œclass clownโ€ antics, I was shocked. It was during a ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜-๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ with his first-grade teacher. I wanted to know what she meant by class clown. ๐Ÿคก What was he doing? I canโ€™t recall her exact response, except that she never provided an example. I could tell she was hesitant to do so. I asked if he was disrupting the class & if I needed to speak with him about it. โ€œNo,โ€ she replied reluctantly, โ€œItโ€™s not to that pointโ€ฆ And ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜….โ€ A complex? What?!? ๐Ÿ˜ณ . ๐—œ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜. My son was smart, outgoing & extremely kind, so this was the last thing I expected to hear at a parent-teacher conference. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ . I contacted my sonโ€™s kindergarten teacher, as well as both of the teachers from his 4-year-old preschool class, to see if heโ€™d been that way in their classrooms & never mentioned it. All three of them replied โ€œno,โ€ & said it was surprising to them, too. ๐Ÿค” . Little did I know that it was the beginning of a long, & very painful, journey that has compelled me to begin blogging โ€“ something I never aspired to do. ๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™€๏ธ Iโ€™m working on a new article about what social anxiety can look like in extroverted kids, but for now, Iโ€™ll leave you with an article I wrote when I first began blogging. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป To read it, please scroll to the clown image in my Instagram bio. ๐Ÿ–ฑ . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ~ Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) ~ Share this post as part of your Instagram story ~ Follow me @kitekidmama
Instagram post 2222227934721389992_10025046666 No one knows this better than someone whose career has revolved around educating misunderstood kiddos. ๐Ÿซ . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜? ~ Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) ~ Share it as part of your Instagram story ~ Follow me @kitekidmama
Instagram post 2221375759959087109_10025046666 I finally started to dive into this book by ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. I saw him for the first time during Seth Perler's executive function summit & was ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ moved by the reason he's dedicated his life to self-regulation & misunderstood children. Dr. Shanker said that when he was a kid, ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ (who, to this day, is one the smartest people he ever met) ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ. ๐Ÿ˜ต . "He was ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜บ talented & clever...& overstressed," Dr. Shanker said. "Really, really overstressed." ๐Ÿ˜“ . Dr. Shanker said he was ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. "I was going to study whatever I could, so we never lose a kid that way again." ๐Ÿ™…โ€โ™‚๏ธ . Swipe to see ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฒ. As you can see from the photo above, there are many more. (I have Post-It tabs everywhere & I haven't yet completed chapter 3.) ๐Ÿ˜‚ . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ'๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ~ Tag a friend in the comments (or send this post to her/him) ~ Share this post as part of your Instagram story ~ Follow me @kitekidmama
Instagram post 2219894101544155457_10025046666 I never aspired to be a blogger, but sometimes life throws challenges & opportunities your way that you canโ€™t ignore. (Even if you try, which I did, at first.) ๐Ÿ™…โ€โ™€๏ธ . In Sept. 2018, I was processing some new info Iโ€™d received about my 3rd grader (that heโ€™s "gifted"). I was told by the child psychologist, who evaluated him, that it explained the social challenges he'd experienced since early kindergarten. (Even though my son is an extrovert, who constantly tries to make friends.) ๐Ÿ˜ฅ . The more that I read about the G word, the more I realized ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€. So why on earth had it taken so long to get answers? ๐—œ'๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป-๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€, especially as bullying started to become physical... ๐Ÿ˜ฃ . By trade, Iโ€™m a communications strategist who focuses on health care & higher education; therefore, I couldnโ€™t help but think about all the ways to ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ & ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€. I also began to realize how many of my work & life experiences had prepared me to carry this torch. ๐Ÿ”ฅ . So now, here I am, blogging, IGing & pinning my heart out. Although I've learned a lot & continue to do so, I'm not an expert on this topic (except for ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€). My background has simply prepared me to convey what experts in this field already know & continue to discover. โœ . I hope that, ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ & success, rather than one of self-doubt & lost opportunities. ๐Ÿ’• . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜? ~ Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) ~ Share it as part of your Instagram story ~ Follow me @kitekidmama ~ Make a small contribution to help keep this effort going: www.kitekidmama.com/help-kite-kids
Instagram post 2219181231504122201_10025046666 I write about a lot of serious topics, but today's post focuses on fun. ๐Ÿ˜Š Teachers, school counselors & others, I know y'all are planners. ๐Ÿ—“ . If you're looking for ways to show your students some extra love this Valentine's Day, I hope you'll take a gander at my latest blog article. I've written it with you mind. ๐Ÿ˜˜ To read it, click on the link in my Instagram bio. ๐Ÿ’• . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜? ~ Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) ~ Share it as part of your Instagram story ~ Follow me @kitekidmama
Instagram post 2217705938885046271_10025046666 The internal thoughts of twice-exceptional children contain a lot of negative self-talk. In fact, it frequently overshadows good thoughts about subjects or activities that the child knows he or she is particularly skilled in. ๐Ÿค” . And all too often, the adults guiding the kids reinforce those self-concepts, sometimes without realizing how much of an impact it's having. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ . For these reasons, there must be balance. ๐Ÿ˜Œ . ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜? ~ Tag a friend in the comments (or send it to her/him) ~ Share it as part of your Instagram story ~ Follow me @kitekidmama
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