TPP 130: Julie Skolnick of With Understanding Comes Calm on Advocating for 2e Kids
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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Why does the episode start with a virtual hug for parents of 2e kids?
Parents, I'm sending you a virtual hug right now because I know this is hard work and you are banging your head against the wall a lot of times, but you got to keep it up because you got to know in your heart, you got to believe in your heart that the world is wrong and your kid is right. And I'm telling you right now, that's the truth.
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Reber, and this week I'm talking with Julie Skolnick, the founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, an organization with the mission of empowering parents, educators, and professionals to bring out the best and raise the self-esteem in their twice-exceptional children, students, clients, and themselves through education, tailor-made strategies, and advocacy training. I initially reached out to Julie about having her on the show because she does a lot of in the classroom training, helping educators better understand and recognize their twice exceptional students and have the tools to support them.
But because finding the right educational fit is perhaps the biggest challenge for parents raising two e-kids, I was hoping Julie could offer us the perfect solution to this problem and tell us exactly what we could do to get our kids' teachers on board. But when Julie and I had a pre-interview conversation a few weeks before recording this episode, she made it clear that there is no easy answer. I knew this already, but I was still hoping. While I can't promise any magic solution to the issue of how to educate two-week kids, I can promise that Julie has a lot of great tools for how parents can powerfully advocate for their kids and understand them as learners as a way to show up as the best parent we can be.
So here is my conversation with Julie Skolnick. Hi, Julie. Welcome to the podcast.
Thanks, Debbie. I'm delighted to be here.
Well, you and I had a lengthy conversation about a month ago when we talked about doing this. So I am looking forward to just sharing you and your resources with this community. And I have a feeling a lot of our listeners are, your name is at the very least going to be familiar with them, but I also am assuming there are going to be people who don't know what you're all about. So could you take a few minutes to introduce yourself, tell us about the work you do in the world, and tell us your personal why for doing that work.
Sure. I'm happy to do that. So I'm Julie Skolnick, and I'm the founder of With Understanding Comes Calm. And the name of my service actually came about one day. I have this image in my brain, Debbie, where I was standing, looking out my door, the glass of my door, and talking to a friend about a challenge I was having with one of my three twice-exceptional awesome kids. And we were on the other side, right? It was all, everything was resolved. And I was like, with understanding comes calm. And then I was like, oh my gosh, I was thinking about doing the work that I do. And I was just sort of, I was just, it was all an embryo about to be born. And suddenly I had my business name with understanding comes calm, which is really a mantra when you think about it.
And so it's really been a journey. I have a law degree, I have a master's degree, and then I have a mom degree and I have these three kids. And I was really learning about ADHD primarily and finding that that world was a little bit glass half empty. And one day I attended a really cool Learning Differences Conference and I learned about a great resource called TUI Newsletter. And from them, I learned about a great resource called SANG, Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted, which I'm sure many of your guests have talked about. And suddenly the world of positive reframe strength-based approach was opened up to me in my whole life and my kids' lives changed. And after going on this huge journey, when my first child was identified as gifted and ADHD,
and spending three years literally learning everything I could about ADHD, suddenly there was this whole other thing I was learning about, and it really resonated.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why does the episode start with a virtual hug for parents of 2e kids?
0:00–7:48
2
How did Julie Skolnick’s personal journey lead to founding With Understanding Comes Calm?
7:48–14:52
3
What makes finding the right educational fit so challenging for twice‑exceptional children?
14:52–21:26
4
Which three main challenges do 2e students face because of their wiring?
21:26–26:53
5
What is the PRAISE acronym and how does each letter guide advocacy for 2e learners?
26:53–31:10
6
How can parents use the “Praise, Ask, Thank” formula when meeting teachers or IEP teams?
31:10–35:33
7
What details are shared about the upcoming 2E virtual conference and how can listeners join?
35:33–37:35
8
What final encouragement does Julie give to parents who doubt they’re the right parent for their 2e child?
37:35–39:07
Speakers
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