Parenting our Differently Wired Boys to be Emotionally Intelligent and Resilient {Episode 98 with Colleen Kessler}

I think that every parent will find today’s episode enlightening and helpful! But, if you have a son who you would describe as ‘outside the box’ — whether he has learning challenges or falls in the gifted range — this is especially for you!  Colleen Kessler comes from both a professional background (an EdM in gifted studies, and much more-) and personal experience — raising four children who are “differently wired.”  Colleen is an award-winning educator, educational coach and consultant, international speaker, and passionate advocate for the needs of differently wired kids. I learned so much from Colleen and I think you will, too!

Our chat is drawing from Colleen’s most recent book, Raising Resilient Sons: A Boy Mom’s Guide to Building a Strong, Confident, and Emotionally Intelligent Family.  (find link in Notes, below) You’ll want to also check out Colleen’s website where she has so much to offer!

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Colleen’s website: Raising Lifelong Learners
Raising Resilient Sons book.

The Learner’s Lab: Online community for kids.

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MORE ABOUT COLLEEN:

Colleen Kessler believes that you are the absolute best teacher there is for your gifted, twice-exceptional, or otherwise differently-wired kiddo. The author of more than a dozen books for parents, teachers, and children, award-winning educator, educational coach and consultant, and passionate advocate for the needs of differently-wired kids, Colleen has a B.S. in elementary education, a M.Ed. in gifted studies, and is the founder of the popular podcast and website Raising Lifelong Learners, as well as The Learner’s Lab, a membership community of support, social and emotional education, and creative thinking lessons for differently-wired kids and their parents.

Colleen’s brand-new book, Raising Resilient Sons: A Boy Mom’s Guide to Building a Strong, Confident, and Emotionally Intelligent Family is available now wherever books are sold! Other recent titles include 100 Backyard Activities That are the Coolest, Dirtiest, Creepy-Crawliest Ever!, Raising Creative Kids: A Collection of Creativity Prompts for Children, and The Anxiety Toolkit: 96 Ways to Help Your Child Calm Their Worries.

Colleen lives in Northeast Ohio with her reading specialist husband, four delightfully differently-wired kiddos, pug, bearded dragon, red-eared sliders, and an ever-changing assortment of other small animals and insects. You can find her online at RaisingLifelongLearners.com.

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