The Fringy Bit podcast, where it’s all fringy talk all the time. Check out the show notes below.
Ever feel exhausted just moving through daily life as a fringy parent? There’s some very real reasons why you do! Join Heather & Jon as they chat/converse/debate/convivially argue about the splitting of all the household things on top of all the fringy things.
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You know that parenting these Fringy kids of ours is a unique journey that not just anyone can understand. Listen in as Heather speaks with Kitty Ver Kuilen, retired gt coordinator and current WATG board member, about finding other parents who can relate.
mentioned in this episode:
WATG
SENG
soar gifted camp
john jakes homeland
smart boys book
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has”
Fringy. Gifted. Homeschooled. Living a life on the fringes means socialization isn’t always an easy thing. Ask any homeschool parent and they will tell you the most frequently asked question is about socialization. Of course, Heather and Jon have a few things to say on that topic!
mentioned in this episode:
let’s get social
Ross Greene
WATG
children come first conference
It can be hard to know how much to tell other people about our kids wiring. Do we tell the scout leader? the Sunday school teacher? the friend’s mom? Our own family and friends? Join Heather and Jon as they sort through how much and how to talk to family, friends, and others about all the Fringy stuff. PLUS - a new segment in which we give tips on how to find a good fitting neuropsych or therapist.
We are coming up to October; the time of year when the excitement of a new school year fades and the behaviors start popping up. Listen in as Heather and Jon talk about the reasons for the change in behavior, how to see beneath the behavior, and how to survive through it all! There may or may not be a few (hopefully relatable!) rants mixed in, too.
mentioned in this episode:
prodigy (the band)
prodigy (the online math game)
Dr death podcast
sword and scale podcast
Some years are easy, some years . . . . not so much, but either way it seems like it takes a few days (weeks? months?!) every school year to get back on track with the tools and strategies that were developed for our fringy kiddos the year before. join Heather and Jon as they chat about ways to advocate for your kid.
mentioned in this episode:
compendium press
Minnesota social services association
Colorado gifted conference
Wisconsin gifted conference
children come first conference
Texas gifted conference
This week, the three Fringy kids join Heather on the podcast! Join them as they review the Zones of Regulation and strategies to help the whole family manage the big emotions of fringy living.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Zones of Regulation
The Gifted Kids Workbook
Join Heather & Jon as they chat with Sara Dean from the Shameless Mom Academy! Sara is passionate about helping parents maintain their own identity in the midst of the child-rearing mayhem. The chat goes a bit all over the place, from shamelessly sharing your story to fitness to fighting against all the -isms and more. Enjoy!
Mentioned in this episode:
Sara Dean
Sara Dean Facebook group
"this will be my undoing" by Morgan Jerkins
"published" by chandler bolt
“The way we do anything is the way we do everything.”
Today we are SO excited to have Debbie Reber on the Talky Bit. You may know her from her podcast or her books, and we're discussing what it is like to home school and be differently wired across the Pond, adapting to change, and understanding neurodiversity in general.
Mentioned in this episode:
Tilt parenting With Debbie Reber
"Differently wired" by Debbie Reber
Shots of awe with Jason Silva
Brain games
"Breakfast of champions" by Kurt Vonnegut
"Notes from a small island" by Bill Bryson
"A separate peace" by John Knowles
Panda cuddler job
“I’ll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time.”
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
How much is too much? Is there such a thing as too little? Heather & Jon talk about how to navigate parenting in the digital age.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Magic Labyrinth Game
David Bowie in Labyrinth the movie
"pengwings" clip
Today Heather and Jon will touch on a brief review of their trip, but more importantly they will discuss how to help deal with the pressure of having a gifted child.
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 contact@thefringybit.com 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!
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 contact@thefringybit.com 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
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!)
mentioned in this episode:
SEA Homeschoolers convention
SENG conference
Cold snap towels
Children come first conference
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.
mentioned in this episode:
the hilarious world of depression podcast
no cure for cancer by Dennis Leary
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!
mentioned in this episode:
the gifted guru
Perfectionism by Lisa Van Gemert
Back to normal
Frixion pen
Iowa acceleration scale
growth mindset
the slight edge
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
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)
