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Raising Gifted Children: A Practical Guide for Parents Facing Big Emotions and Big Potential
Raise a happier, healthier gifted child—practical tools and advice for parents
Gifted children can be identified as perplexing or troublesome long before they’re identified as gifted. Many of the traits that characterize challenging gifted behaviors—such as intensity, sensitivity, and perfectionism—are simply shadows cast by a bright light within. Raising Gifted Children is filled with insights, guidance, up-to-date research, and practical advice to help parents better understand the inner world of their gifted child so they can help them flourish at home, school, and beyond.
You’ll start by learning the fundamentals of giftedness, from its characteristics to its strengths and challenges. Then, discover how to put your child’s social-emotional and mental wellbeing at the center of resolving issues with conflict, procrastination, and motivation. You’ll find information on how to navigate schooling to help find the best fit for your child, as well as advice for encouraging them to develop meaningful friendships.
Raising Gifted Children includes:
Understanding giftedness—Learn what defines giftedness, how it’s expressed, and helpful info about twice- and multi-exceptionality.
Parenting tools—Develop strategies for addressing your gifted child's emotional intensity, communicating effectively, and reflecting to find calm.
Schooling strategies—Explore advice for school choice for your child, including homeschool, as well as tips for successful teacher meetings and creating educational plans.
Be a strong, supportive parent to your gifted child with the essential guidance in this book.
Gifted children can be identified as perplexing or troublesome long before they’re identified as gifted. Many of the traits that characterize challenging gifted behaviors—such as intensity, sensitivity, and perfectionism—are simply shadows cast by a bright light within. Raising Gifted Children is filled with insights, guidance, up-to-date research, and practical advice to help parents better understand the inner world of their gifted child so they can help them flourish at home, school, and beyond.
You’ll start by learning the fundamentals of giftedness, from its characteristics to its strengths and challenges. Then, discover how to put your child’s social-emotional and mental wellbeing at the center of resolving issues with conflict, procrastination, and motivation. You’ll find information on how to navigate schooling to help find the best fit for your child, as well as advice for encouraging them to develop meaningful friendships.
Raising Gifted Children includes:
Understanding giftedness—Learn what defines giftedness, how it’s expressed, and helpful info about twice- and multi-exceptionality.
Parenting tools—Develop strategies for addressing your gifted child's emotional intensity, communicating effectively, and reflecting to find calm.
Schooling strategies—Explore advice for school choice for your child, including homeschool, as well as tips for successful teacher meetings and creating educational plans.
Be a strong, supportive parent to your gifted child with the essential guidance in this book.
133 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 22, 2020
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April 13, 2024
I think this book is applicable for a much broader audience. Ignore the “gifted” title, accept that all kids have big emotions and are dealing with a world that most adults are barely able to make sense of and master.
A few points that I found in the interesting/worth relating/needs to be repeated category :
* manage your own psychology and mood better before you can do this better with your kid.
* don’t belittle their problems, let them play their violin no matter how small that feels to you : https://youtu.be/PEnJbjBuxnw?si=5KQBN...
* it’s normal for them to let loose and express more emotions at home more than at school or with friends.
* Don’t talk about them in a negative way in front of them, even with family and close friends..
* no surprise here, but if kids are exceptionally bright or twice-exceptional, there are very limited resources to assist them.
* only point that I think I don’t agree 100% with is “don’t expose kids to the problems you face or see”, which makes sense until a certain age, but might risk them being too out of touch.
Overall a really nice book, and it’s all packed into a really short one!
A few points that I found in the interesting/worth relating/needs to be repeated category :
* manage your own psychology and mood better before you can do this better with your kid.
* don’t belittle their problems, let them play their violin no matter how small that feels to you : https://youtu.be/PEnJbjBuxnw?si=5KQBN...
* it’s normal for them to let loose and express more emotions at home more than at school or with friends.
* Don’t talk about them in a negative way in front of them, even with family and close friends..
* no surprise here, but if kids are exceptionally bright or twice-exceptional, there are very limited resources to assist them.
* only point that I think I don’t agree 100% with is “don’t expose kids to the problems you face or see”, which makes sense until a certain age, but might risk them being too out of touch.
Overall a really nice book, and it’s all packed into a really short one!
May 22, 2023
So helpful!
What a great resource for our family! Great insight for our family and many tools mentioned to guide us. Thank you!
What a great resource for our family! Great insight for our family and many tools mentioned to guide us. Thank you!
August 3, 2023
Easy and informative read. Gave general ideas on how to parent, communicate, and advocate for your gifted child.
April 5, 2024
This book was recommended to me by a psychologist. It's fine. But not that great. Don't recommend.
October 2, 2024
4.5
Positives: This book has the benefit of speaking to the reader like someone who is researching a topic instead of like someone who needs something sold to them (in the way many parenting and self-help books do.) I learned a lot about "giftedness" from a psychological point of view, and I really appreciated the education.
Area for improvement: I would have appreciated a more in-depth review of many of the recommended techniques. This book tends to allude to ways to handle this or that parenting situation that comes up with gifted kids, and...then it just tells you the scientific study or some other book that can explain the technique. Most parents barely have time to read one book, let alone finding the time to do a deep dive into research. I appreciate all the resources referenced in this book, but I do wish this book had been written a nit more with the intent of being a stand-alone reference resource itself.
Positives: This book has the benefit of speaking to the reader like someone who is researching a topic instead of like someone who needs something sold to them (in the way many parenting and self-help books do.) I learned a lot about "giftedness" from a psychological point of view, and I really appreciated the education.
Area for improvement: I would have appreciated a more in-depth review of many of the recommended techniques. This book tends to allude to ways to handle this or that parenting situation that comes up with gifted kids, and...then it just tells you the scientific study or some other book that can explain the technique. Most parents barely have time to read one book, let alone finding the time to do a deep dive into research. I appreciate all the resources referenced in this book, but I do wish this book had been written a nit more with the intent of being a stand-alone reference resource itself.
October 12, 2023
This book has a good amount of practical tips, and a ton of additional resources listed in the back. I really appreciate the way it addresses that gifted children are typically being raised by gifted parents, and the additional challenges (and emotional scars) that come with that.
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