Parenting twice exceptional children is complicated.Don’t do it alone.
Our process replaces guesswork with understanding, connection, and competence.
Join our live Course and Community for parents of twice-exceptional children, taught by Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D., author of Gifted and Distractible.
Offered only three times a year
First webinars release October 6.
Four live sessions, Tuesdays 5:00 to 6:30 pm ET
- October 13
- October 27
- November 10
- December 1
"You are not alone anymore. You are finally with people who get IT, and that is the ultimate reward."
WF, past participant
Julie has worked with
If this sounds like your house
- Laundry undone, scrambling to get dinner on the table, wishing for family dinners but settling for getting your kids to eat.
- Homework, chores, and teeth-brushing are a battle.
- Your child is ten years old, fifteen in the thing they love, and five in the thing that just fell apart, all on the same morning.
- You get conflicting advice from everyone, and almost all of it focuses on your child’s behavior.
- You feel powerless during meltdowns and perfectionism spirals.
- You wish you could partner with your child’s school, but it’s rare that a teacher even knows what 2e is.
- Or you’re homeschooling, and you aren’t sure how to keep your child motivated and on task.
"Prior to joining the course, I felt like I was on an island raising kids nobody else really gets and clueless as to how to best support and advocate for them."
Erika Thomas, past participantIf you’re not sure how much to push your sensitive child, if you’re sick of bribing and giving consequences, you’re not alone.
If you wish your child was born holding an instruction manual, you’ve come to the right place. The Gifted and Distractible Course is a blueprint for not only raising your child, but deepening your relationship and increasing his self-confidence.
Stop parenting alone.
What you get
Webinars
Watch at your own pace. Sent to you in between live sessions, with plenty of time to review.
Four live Zoom sessions
Led exclusively by Julie. Ask about your child, your school, and this week, and learn directly from the expert who wrote the book.
Community building
An opportunity for short discussions in small breakout groups with other parents.
The G&D Parent Workbook
Your companion for the course, where you keep track of thoughts and strategies pertinent to you and your parenting experience.
25 handouts and tools
Trackers, templates, and conversation tools, ready when you need them.
The 2e Resource Guide
A complete directory for 2e life. Your one-stop referral shop: evaluators, specialists and clinicians, schools and programs, books, organizations, and online communities.
Two months FREE in the G&D Parent Community, with every tier
Our separate monthly membership, normally $27 a month. Parents meet live with Julie to discuss the monthly theme. Lifetime tier members enjoy forever access to the community.
What we cover
And what changes at home as we go. The course follows the same three-part path as the book, and the same one Julie uses with private clients: understand your child, build strategies, then advocate.
Understanding
Stop the guesswork. Learn what giftedness actually means. Understand why your child is years ahead in certain areas and behind in others, and identify the learning differences that can coincide with giftedness. Discover your own parenting style, and what to do when your patience runs out.
"This has been one of the most helpful trainings I’ve taken on the subject of 2e and neurodivergence. This is an underreported topic so googling info just doesn’t cut it."
Christie Sloan
Strategies
Delve into Julie’s P-R-A-I-S-E framework. Learn strategies to deepen personal connection, reframe behavior, anticipate struggles, apply incentives and choices, and weave in a sense of humor and exercise.
"Julie has a brilliant way of instantly understanding, and then she uses that insight to expand your 2e parenting toolbox on the spot. I’m going to need a bigger box."
DrC
Strategies continued
Identify the rage bell curve, and learn how to respond rather than react. Structure morning and evening routines, resolve homework struggles, and address screen time struggles.
"The focus on connection and seeing the relationship as THE most important thing… I have started to find small moments of joy here and there with my kids that I was starving for."
Marie H.
Advocacy
Learn best practices for collaboration with your child’s school, or anyone else in their life. Craft your child’s story, build user-friendly one-page summaries for teacher meetings, and set specific goals. You leave the course with that document in hand.
"What a relief, to be understood in all those challenging areas, and valued for those gifts that our kiddos have."
DrC
Before you join (FAQ)
How much time does this take each week?
About 40 minutes of webinars on the weeks you’re watching, and 90 minutes on the Zoom evenings. You can do the workbook in whatever gaps you have.
What if I can’t make a live session?
Every session is recorded and privately posted. Plenty of parents watch afterward and send questions in advance so Julie can still answer them.
Do I need to read the book first?
No. You don’t need to have started it. You’ll work through it alongside the webinars, and the course stands on its own if you would rather not.
Do I have to buy the book separately?
Yes, the book isn’t included. You can order it wherever you normally buy books.
I already read the book. Is this repetitive?
No. The book is the framework. The course is where you apply it to your child, with Julie live and with other parents working through the same material at the same time.
Does my child have to be a certain age?
No. Past participants have had children from early elementary through high school, and the strategies adapt. What stays the same is the profile.
Do I have to be a parent to join?
No. Grandparents, educators, and clinicians have all taken the course.
Can I join after October 6?
No. Enrollment closes October 6, the day the course begins, so that everyone moves through the material together.
What is the difference between the course and the G&D Parent Community?
The course is eight weeks, taught live, with a defined curriculum. The Community is Julie’s separate monthly membership with ongoing sessions. Every course tier includes two months of it free.
Does Julie work with families one-on-one?
Yes. Julie offers private consults for families who want individual guidance, and many parents do both.
Week by week in the course
Week one: you watch.
Webinars arrive in your inbox. Watch on your phone in the pickup line, or listen in your car on the way to work, while you’re walking your dog, or while you’re folding laundry. The Gifted and Distractible Workbook guides you the whole way, with prompts for every lesson that connect what you are learning to your own child.
Week two: we meet.
Ninety minutes together on Zoom. Julie takes the theme of that module deeper, answers questions and helps you implement strategies, and you spend part of the session in a small breakout group with other parents.
Then it repeats, October 6 through December 1.
Can’t make one live? Every session is recorded and privately posted so you can review on your time, and your questions are welcomed in advance so Julie can answer them in the Zoom sessions.
The schedule
Eight weeks, October 6 through December 1.
Webinars land in your inbox
- Tuesday, October 6Part I: Understanding
- Wednesday, October 14Part II: Strategies
- Wednesday, October 28Part III: Strategies continued
- Wednesday, November 11Part IV: Advocacy
Live Zoom sessions with Julie
- Tuesday, October 135:00 to 6:30 pm ET
- Tuesday, October 275:00 to 6:30 pm ET
- Tuesday, November 105:00 to 6:30 pm ET
- Tuesday, December 15:00 to 6:30 pm ET
Every live session is a Tuesday evening, and all four are recorded, so you can review on your time.
Why I built this course
I’m Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D. I’m a parent of three twice-exceptional children, and I know what it feels like to not know what to do in the moment.
In this 8-week course, parents learn a structured and strength-based approach to identify and resolve triggers, to deepen relationships, and to strengthen self-confidence.
My book, Gifted and Distractible, has more than 200 pages of strategies. This course is where we put them to work. The book is organized in three parts, and so is the course, and so is the workbook, so every module lines up with what you are already reading.
We go through it together. You try something with your child that week, then we get on Zoom and work through what actually happened, in your house, with your kid. That is the part a book on its own can never do.
I’ve spent 15 years guiding families through complex parenting situations. It’s the perfect course for where you are right now in your parenting.
Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D.
How the G&D Course is different
There are good books and good webinars. Here’s what is different about doing it this way.
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| G&D Course | General parenting advice | Unstructured online webinars | |
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| Built for twice-exceptional kids specifically | |||
| Answers about your child, from a 2e parenting expert | |||
| A structured program that builds, not one-off tips | |||
| Connecting with like-minded parents | |||
| Advocacy documents you finish and keep |
"I already read the book. Why do I need the course?"
The book provides a framework. The course is where you learn to implement the strategies by working together, asking questions, and learning from one another.
What parents say
The book behind the course
Gifted and Distractible was published by Penguin Random House and has sold over 31,000 copies. It’s a three-time award winner, and it is the backbone of this course. The webinars and live meetings help you work through it.
Haven’t read it yet? Plenty of parents start the book and the course at the same time.
Three ways to join
Every tier includes the full course: webinars, four live sessions, the workbook, handouts and tools, the 2e Resource Guide, and a two-month membership in the G&D Parent Community. All three tiers can be paid in 3 installments.
8 Week
- The full course and all four live sessions
- Workbook, handouts, and 2e Resource Guide
- Two months in the G&D Parent Community
- Access to materials through December 1
1 Year
- The full course and all four live sessions
- Workbook, handouts, and 2e Resource Guide
- Two months in the G&D Parent Community
- Access to materials for one full year
Lifetime
- The full course and all four live sessions
- Workbook, handouts, and 2e Resource Guide
- Lifetime access to all course materials
- Forever access to the G&D Parent Community
Still have questions? Book a free 10-minute call with Julie.
Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D.
Julie is the founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, LLC, and the author of Gifted and Distractible. Julie guides families through complex situations, works with parents of gifted and distractible children around the world, trains educators, and mentors twice-exceptional adults.
She and her husband parent three twice-exceptional children. As she tells her course participants, her parent clients sometimes think she has a crystal ball, because she can finish their sentences. That comes from raising her own three, and from hundreds and hundreds of clients around the world.
- Author of Gifted and Distractible, published by Penguin Random House. Over 31,000 copies sold, and a three-time award winner
- Secretary to the Maryland superintendent’s State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Students
Enrollment closes October 6.
Webinars release the same day. The first live session is October 13.
If you have read the book and still feel like you’re guessing, you’ve come to the right place.
It’s time we bring joy back to your parenting.
