Education & Parenting Support

Your child's mind is exceptional. Their education should be too.

Emmaly Perks, M.Ed.

Raising gifted kids isn't easy.

When your child is unusually bright, navigating education and parenting decisions often feels like swimming upstream.

Whether you’re:

  • Trying to find the right education option
  • Transitioning your child to middle, high school, or college
  • Seeing boredom, anxiety, or underperformance in class
  • Uncertain about your child’s abilities and needs
  • Parenting a brilliant child who simply doesn’t fit in

You’re not alone—and you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.

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I’m just so grateful for the help you gave us when selecting a school for our daughter. Our oldest is now in highschool, and she is just thriving. She isn’t a perfectionist like a lot of her peers, and I credit that to you encouraging us to send her to an elementary school where she was actually challenged.

Parent Client

Custom Solutions—As Unique As Your Child and Your Family

You deserve personalized advice from someone who has been there—as a teacher, parent, researcher, and advocate for gifted kids.

Through a process grounded in both strategy and empathy, together we will:

Education Guide for Families of Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Learners by Emmaly Perks, M.Ed.
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Decode complex testing and learning profiles

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Identify your child’s best-fit school environment

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Prepare compelling application materials and advocacy plans for IEP/504/ALP meetings

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Problem-solve for school meetings, transitions, and parenting challenges

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Support your child’s social-emotional and academic development

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Connect you to other trusted experts in my network

Emmaly Perks, M.Ed., meeting with a client

Why Work With Emmaly:

  • Specialized Experience: Proven track-record helping gifted and twice-exceptional learners thrive in best-fit environments
  • Holistic, Whole-Family Approach: Support that blends intellectual, emotional, and logistical needs—because having a gifted child affects the whole family
  • Insider Knowledge: Deep expertise in school systems, gifted identification, admissions, IEP/504 processes, advocacy, and gifted program criteria
  • First-Hand Experience: It's one thing to understand theory; it's another to be walking in your shoes as a parent

Qualifications:

✦Master’s degree in gifted education from the University of Denver; bachelor's degree in the psychology of child development
✦15+ years' experience teaching and working with gifted children, adolescents, and their families
✦Training in evidence-based parenting and educational approaches for gifted children including Parent-Child Interaction (PCI)
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It was so helpful having Emmaly as a resource when considering schools for our two gifted sons. It’s so hard figuring out what will be best and was really reassuring having her insights. Thanks again!

Vanessa M.
Parent of Two Gifted Children

Parent Consulting/Coaching

Highly personalized, 1:1 coaching for parents and caregivers to address education, parenting, and advocacy needs

$250/session
  • Pay-as-you-go
  • Live 1:1 calls with Emmaly
  • Custom resources and supports
  • Gain evidence-based parenting strategies
  • Advocacy and expert input for IEP/504/ALP's
  • Decipher gifted testing results and understand identification procedures
  • Exclusive access to my gifted provider network (therapists, tutors, etc.)

Educational Consulting

Comprehensive guidance for the next step in your child's education, from start to finish

Custom solutions for your budget
  • Design the ideal educational solution for your child
  • Multiple 50-minute, live 1:1 parent coaching and education planning sessions
  • Custom folio with comprehensive education plan specific to your child
  • Navigation through educational laws and policy
  • Insider knowledge about schools and programs you can't find online
  • Strategies for enrichment, curriculum extension, acceleration, and differentiation
  • Unlimited access to Emmaly via e-mail for any questions and concerns
  • Exclusive access to my gifted provider network (therapists, tutors, etc.)

Let’s Find the Fit Your Child Deserves

Schedule a free 20-minute consultation today. We’ll explore your child’s profile, needs, and options—so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.

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