We’re excited to be talking to Julie Skolnick today about 2E, giftedness, what is creating agency for your children, how and why you should!
Julie gives us heaps of tips that will help with validation, expectations, focusing on strengths, discussing why we do things, executive function and more!
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Memorable Quote
“How many people out there think that they're the frontal lobe for their kids? You're the one who sets up all the stuff. The checklist, the double checks, the making sure the do this, do that. That's not agency. That's taking agency actually away. The opposite of that is agency where the child actually is doing the stuff for themselves, that they're making the decisions for themselves. And sometimes that's super scary for parents of gifted and 2E kids... “ – Julie Skolnick
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BIO
Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D., Founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, LLC, passionately guides parents of gifted and distractible children, mentors 2e adults, trains educators and advises professionals on how to bring out the best and raise self-confidence in their 2e students and clients.
Julie serves as Secretary to the Maryland Superintendent’s Gifted and Talented Advisory Council, is an advisor for the Masters of Education Program for the Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity, is the Maryland liaison for Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG), is a Committee member for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and serves as an advisor to “The G Word” feature documentary currently in production.
A frequent speaker and prolific writer, Julie is also the mother of three twice exceptional children who keep her on her toes and uproariously laughing.
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