As we approach the end of the school year and look forward to summer, now is a good time to schedule a consultation appointment to review your child's growth and challenge areas to plan for success in the future.
Virtual Coaching & Consultation with Dr. Paula Wilkes
Does your child or family need help with:
the intensities common to being gifted or 2e
learning mindfulness and self-calming techniques
facing school challenges
tools for managing ADHD and executive functioning
navigating relationships
Summit Center’s Paula Wilkes, PhD, offers coaching and consultation services for children, parents, and adults, specializing in those who are gifted or twice exceptional (meaning both gifted and with a learning or other type of difference). She provides coaching and consultation services virtually for school-related issues, social-emotional issues such as emotional regulation, and for spiritual and sensory sensitivities.
Her services may make sense when a child or individual doesn’t need a licensed psychologist, but could use a highly trained, experienced, and objective adult to talk through concerns, stressors, and solutions.
To make a virtual appointment, please email inquiry@summitcenter.us or call (925) 939-7500 or (310) 478-6505.
Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan: Podcasts on Parenting Struggles, Step-Parenting, Personal Growth, and More
Dr. Dan spoke with four new guests last month, including Ashely Hearon-Smith and Keri Setaro of Momtourage on becoming a parent; Muretta Moss on step-parenting; Dr. Andy Garrett on living with purpose; and Mona Delahooke, Ph.D. on Brain-Body Parenting.
Imperfect Moms Just Doing Their Best with Ashley Hearon-Smith and Keri Setaro, Momtourage Podcast Hosts
Dr. Dan talks to podcasters and moms Ashley Hearon-Smith and Keri Setaro, hosts of the Momtourage podcast. The two are honest about parenting fails and the struggle to be selfless mothers plus they share some great parenting advice, too.
This is a fun, funny, and lively episode featuring two hilarious moms who are keeping motherhood real - no matter what. Dr. Dan and Ashley and Keri discuss careers, pregnancy, parenting, and much more.
Co-Parenting from a Step-Parent's Perspective with Muretta Moss
Dr. Dan interviews Muretta Moss, actress, stepmom, and host of the Counter Parenting Podcast, a weekly show about co-parenting – from a step-parent’s perspective.
After noticing the many resources available for co-parenting and divorce with little for step-parents, Muretta stepped up to fill the gap. Her podcast features interviews with people involved in all aspects of co-parenting and offers listeners tools to live authentically while co-parenting.
Dr. Dan has an inspiring conversation with his colleague and friend Dr. Andy Garrett about identity, authenticity, living with purpose, uncertainty, and thriving.
Dr. Garrett teaches us that when our life, work, and relationships reflect choices we have freely made – that are authentic to who we are and that align with what is most important, meaningful, and purposeful to us – we thrive.
With a doctorate in clinical psychology and extensive studies in life coaching and consultancy, Dr. Andy Garrett is at the forefront of a revolutionary movement towards personal growth.
Mona Delahooke, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience caring for children and their families. Dr. Delahooke has dedicated her career to promoting compassionate, relationship-based neurodevelopmental interventions for children with developmental, behavioral, emotional, and learning differences.
The G Word Webinar Video Recording: Young, Gifted & Black
Earlier this year, The G Word team and Families For San Francisco presented a timely webinar conversation with two of the top gifted education and equity scholars in the nation: Dr. Joy Lawson Davis and Dr. Donna Y. Ford. The G Word is now sharing an "instant replay" of the event, titled "Young, Gifted & Black: Recalibrating Race, Education & Equity for San Francisco" on Vimeo. Although taking place in San Francisco, the video addresses larger questions about gifted education throughout America.
Join Gifted Homeschoolers Forum (GHF) for a live, free 3-day conference of expert speakers celebrating an ecletic approach to intentional gifted education. To attend for free, register for the GHF Forum. GHF Learners memberships at $49.99 provide extended access.
Someone had told him that you need to give timeouts. But the toddler was escalating -- she was getting worse.
These are the things that I hope Brain Body Parenting brings out into the open. We need to question with curiosity some of the tools and techniques that may have been around 50 years ago before we knew about the nervous system as much."
-- Mona Delahooke, PhD, on Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan
