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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

TPP 190: Dr. Melanie Hayes Talks About Her Big Minds Micro-School and Educating 2e Children

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Big Minds micro-school founder Dr. Melanie Hayes shares her story of starting a school for twice-exceptional learners, and discusses ways 2e students' needs can be met in traditional educational settings. Connect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.

0:07.0

Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and others?

0:15.6

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0:24.9

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0:30.7

like that. Through its innovative approach that aims to empower students, families, educators, and professionals

0:36.3

to create positive, effective, and collaborative learning experiences.

0:40.2

Be a part of shaping a brighter future for your child.

0:43.0

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0:47.0

to learn more about what a strength-based assessment could mean for your family.

0:51.0

That's BGS.

0:52.0

E.D.U. If we don't acknowledge that they have these extremely

0:57.8

high intellects and they're being asked to rain it in, you know, so you've got this racehorse that's locked in the stall all the time.

1:06.7

That is so damaging to who they are as a human being and what their potential is.

1:19.7

Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. inspiring and I just have to say welcome to a new decade.

1:27.6

This is the first episode not only of the year, but the first episode of the 20-20s.

1:33.4

I'm gonna have to get used to saying that,

1:35.2

but I kind of like it.

1:36.6

I'm your host Debbie Reber, and this week I am talking

1:39.7

with Dr. Melanie Hayes, an expert in gifted education and the founder of Big Minds, a micro school designed

1:47.2

for twice exceptional learners. Dr Hayes holds a master's in gifted education, a doctorate in educational leadership

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