The Fringy Bit podcast, where it’s all fringy talk all the time. Check out the show notes below.
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.
mentioned in this episode.
Paris spider-man
SEA homeschoolers 2018 confrence
The Expanse
parents of twice exceptional children Facebook group
Julie bogart
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.
Mentioned in this episode:
SENG conference July 20-22, 2018
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
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!
Mentioned in this episode:
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.
Mentioned in this episode:
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"
Mentioned in this episode:
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!
Mentioned in this episode:
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!
Mentioned in this episode:
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.
Mentioned in this episode:
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.
Mentioned in this episode:
This Is Us
In this episode, Heather and Jon talk about hidden disabilities and the mindset shift needed to view and advocate for accommodations for our fringy kids appropriately.
Gifted, 2e, ADHD, Autism, SPD, Executive Functioning Issues, Other Neurodiversities
Mentioned in this episode:
Children Come First Conference
Wisconsin Association of Talented & Gifted
The Wilderness
Dr. Ross Greene
Heather & Jon welcome Aurora Remember to the podcast this week! Together we chat about managing our intense personalities as adults, differences between intense men and intense women, and enjoy a few laughs along the way. A quick note - we recorded this interview pre-concussion and apologize that we weren't able to air it before the fall challenge mentioned in the podcast. Be sure to check out her site for other great resources!
Mentioned in this episode:
Aurora Remember
Self Reg
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Overwhelmed
Talk Like Ted
The Explosive Child
How to Be an Adult
“Keeping our cool is freezing our aliveness”
Whether we want to acknowledge it or not, most of us with gifted or 2e kids have our own giftedness and different wiring to contend with. Paula Prober joins Heather & Jon in this episode to talk about strategies to care for ourselves as gifted adults with rainforest minds!
Mentioned in this episode:
Your Rainforest Mind, blog & book, by Paula Prober
How Soon is Now?
Trauma and the Soul
The Plant Plus Diet Solution
After an unexpected 2 month hiatus (thanks, concussion!), WE'RE BACK!! Glad to be back with the Bits and to be able to finally share this fantastic interview with Mark Talaga, therapist with the Center for Identity Potential. Mark talks to Heather & Jon about typical signs that your child might be avoiding risk, typical causes of avoiding risk, and strategies to help your child learn to take appropriate risks. Enjoy!
