The author reflects on the importance of creating safe, supportive spaces for mental health and growth, describing how such environments foster belonging, resilience, and agency. She offers practical prompts and small actions to cultivate and sustain safe spaces for oneself and others, emphasizing shared responsibility.
The author describes using radical acceleration—placing students three or more years ahead—as a human-centered tool to find community and support for a profoundly gifted daughter. She emphasizes using acceleration as a bridge, monitoring social-emotional development, balancing skill acquisition, and applying a roughly 15% error rate to optimize learning.
The author reflects on concluding a SENG board term, reviewing past achievements and 2023 innovations, and outlines inclusive programs and collaborations. She invites participation in SENG Community Groups and upcoming outreach initiatives, emphasizing community, belonging, and continued collective support for gifted individuals.
The author reflects on a family photograph to illustrate how curiosity and emotions shape perception. She argues that intentional thinking, emotional reframing, and collaborative relationships enable authentic, sustainable transformations toward belonging, urging the community to practice curiosity and align mind, body, and brain in interactions.
The author describes how virtual parent support groups expanded access for families of complex outliers (twice-exceptional and profoundly gifted), reducing isolation and enabling cross‑timezone participation, shared resources, and flexible involvement. She invites parents to join or train as SENG SMPG facilitators to build wider supportive communities.
During a road trip while recovering from shoulder injuries, a mother observed her twice-exceptional son’s strengths as he navigated trails and supported her. The essay argues that strengths are context-driven, recommends strength-based parenting, and cites neuroscience evidence of brain plasticity to support nurturing children’s strengths.
During a visit to Laguna Beach tide pools, a parent describes discovering a lone fish then a school of fish, which inspired her son to write a spontaneous short story. The post encourages parents to expose children to new experiences, as inspiration can arise unexpectedly and foster creativity.
