Join Summit Center professionals at these upcoming events for 2e Adults, about Giftedness, Dyslexia, and other topics. Plus four new parenting podcasts!
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Upcoming Talks from Summit Center Professionals
Oct. 26: Dr. Lisa Nakamura Speaks on Racial Justice for Humboldt State
Dr. Lisa Nakamura will speak on “Moving from Intergenerational Trauma to Racial Solidarity in the Japanese American Community” via Zoom on Tuesday, October 26, 9 – 10:30 am. This event is part of the Campus/Community Dialogue on Race (CDOR), an annual event at California State University Humboldt. Dr. Nakamura is a clinical psychologist at Summit Center who has a history of being active within the Japanese American community and on immigrant rights issues.
Oct. 28: Dr. Lisa White on 2e Private School Panel for REEL
Are you considering a private school for your 2e child? Join Dr Lisa White, psychologist at Summit Center and school consultant for 2e kids, along with three parents of 2e kids that have experienced Bay Area K-12 schools firsthand. Learn about the signs it's time to make a change, the process of finding a right-fit school for your 2e child, as well as the application process. Ask questions and get answers from the parent and expert perspective. Presented by REEL, a Bay Area Peninsula organization that strives to ensure that twice-exceptional students thrive in school. RSVP here
Nov. 14: Dr. Dan Peters on Gifted Identification Panel at NAGC
Dr. Dan Peters will participate in the panel on "WISC-V and the NAGC Position Statement: Implications for Gifted Identification & Inclusion," on Sunday, November 14. The panel is part of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention, the largest national gathering devoted to gifted and talented education, taking place Nov. 11-14 in Denver, CO. The conference will include over 300 presenters and over 200 sessions led by some of the field's leading scholars and practitioners.
Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan: Mary Alice Munroe, Sophie Brickman, Karen Chan, and Payman Fazly
Dr. Dan interviewed four new guests in the past month on his podcast, Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan, part of the Exactly Right Media network. They spoke about saving the environment, how parents can live without technology, embracing your culture, and healing yourself as a parent.
Project Love with Payman Fazly
Dr. Dan welcomes author, entrepreneur, and father Payman Fazly to the podcast to discuss his new book PROJECT LOVE: What Legacy Do You Want To Leave. The two passionate dads discuss Payman’s memoir, parenting, healing, persistence, unconditional love, and Parent Footprint Awareness Training. This episode reminds listeners that when parents are self-aware they are happier and healthier and they can raise happy, healthy children.
What’s That? Embracing Culture, Food, and Friendship with Karen Chan
In this new episode, Dr. Dan interviews Karen Chan, a food blogger, attorney, mom, and founder of the new Gloo Books, an LA-based independent book publisher. As a new mother, Karen Chan was always searching for more children's books that represented her child and her family. Gloo Books’ first title, What’s That? -- written by Karen herself – is a story about a child who brings a lunch box to school only to discover his lunch looks very different from his classmates. What follows is a heartwarming story about how food reflects who we are and how the diverse meals we eat can bring us all together.
Dr. Dan welcomes writer Sophie Brickman to discuss the timely and provocative topic of parenting and technology. Based on her book Baby, Unplugged: One Mother’s Search for Balance, Reason, and Sanity in the Digital Age, this episode will explore how technology infiltrates every single aspect of raising children today, give parents helpful advice to navigate the digital landscape, and encourage parents to trust their judgment.
Create Your Legacy While You Are Living It with Mary Alice Monroe
Dr. Dan speaks to the inspiring environmental activist, mother, grandmother, and bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe. Mary Alice and Dr. Dan talk about parenting, mentoring, family, being present, why nature is healing, unplugging, family dinners, legacy, mindfulness, and living your best life every day.
Mary Alice Monroe writes stories for adults and children about the parallels between nature and human nature – featuring wild species like bottlenose dolphins, monarch butterflies, shorebirds, and loggerhead sea turtles.
Gifted, Talented, & Neurodiverse (G/T/N) Week with The G Word
The G Word documentary film producers will present a full five-day slate of virtual programming for G/T/N Awareness Week, October 25-29, including webinars and online events.
The week begins on Monday, October 25, with a panel discussion on The State-of-the-State: Giftedness Through the Lens of Podcasters & Citizen Journalists, with Dr. Dan Peters along with Debbie Reber of Tilt Parenting, Emily Kircher-Morris of The Neurodiversity Podcast, and others.
Additional topics throughout the week include gifted education, gifted adults, celebrating intersectionality with gifted LGBTQ+ and Latinx populations, and more.
Dr. Dan Peters appeared on a recent episode of LD Expert Live, a web show about learning disabilities, with host Jill Stowell of Stowell Learning Centers. You can watch the entire show about Dyslexia on Youtube (click image above) or at StowellCenter.com/LDExpert.
Let’s Talk 2e Adult is a free conference just for 2e ADULTS! Hosted by Julie Skolnick, this event features 16+ experts sharing powerful strategies on everything from dating to self-advocacy. You’ll learn how to become a better advocate for yourself, how to use your strengths to enhance your life experience, and how to succeed because of - not in spite of - your learning differences. Register free to access for the first 24 hours, or pay for continued access.
"This is the tension that a lot of first generation kids feel: that you don't feel Asian enough, but you don't feel American enough... For me, it's a very conscious choice with my parenting to introduce those elements... of my background and my culture... and making sure [my son] has those elements."
--Karen Chan on Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan
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