High Achiever, Gifted Learner, Creative Thinker
REFERENCE: Kingore, B. (2004). Differentiation: Simplified, Realistic, and Effective Austin: Professional Associates Publishing. •• A three-way comparison of a high achiever, a gifted learner, and a creative thinker is proposed for you to ponder and discuss.

Raising a Difficult Gifted Child Raising a gifted child is always a challenging endeavor. A child who is difficult, experiencing behavior problems or troubled relationships is perplexing

The Gifted Child and Sibling Rivalry Gifted children tend to be highly competitive, which can result in more intense and dysfunctional levels of rivalry within the family unit.

Raising Well-Adjusted Gifted Children To sum up the most critical element of raising well-adjusted children, it would be balance. Make certain they have mind, body and spiritual nourishment.

SENG: Articles & Resources - Parenting the Gifted

Parenting Emotionally Intense Gifted Children

Parenting Emotionally Intense Gifted Children. By Lesley Sword What is Emotional Intensity? Giftedness has an emotional as well as intellectual component.

Perfectionism and the Gifted Adolescent:
Recognizing and Helping Gifted Adolescents Deal with their Perfectionistic Tendencies
by Mary Codd
www.riage.org/perfectionism.html

The Emotional Journey of the Gifted and Talented Adolescent Female:
Suzanne Blakeley
www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/newsletter/spring01/sprng013.html

Gifted Education Press Quarterly
Read Spring 2008 PDF

Articles for parents from Gifted Resource Council,
www.giftedresourcouncil.org

Tips for parenting a gifted child:

• Gifted children thrive on team challenges
• Gifted Resource Council Online
• Healthy Self-Esteem
• How can I help my child deal with terror?
• Parents Ask:
  • How can I find the ideal school for my child?
• How can I help my child cope with all the meanness and bullying in middle school?
• How can I help my child’s teacher do the best for my child?
• How can I Tell if my Child is Gifted?
• How can my gifted child make more friends?
• How can we make sure our gifted child gets the most out of her summer?
• How Can We Raise a Child with Healthy Self-esteem?
• How hard should we push our child to excel at school?
• Should I Encourage My Child to Compete?
• Should We Communicate With Our Child?
• What Should I Say When I Don’t Know the Answer?
• Special programs allow gifted children to thrive

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