Author : Lisa Rivero
Publisher : Gifted Unlimited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,21 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781935067009
Discover Yourself as an intense and excitable learner, whether you go to public school, private school, or homeschool, and whether you love school or not. Topics include.
Author : Lisa Rivero
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,93 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Gifted children
ISBN : 9780910707992
Gifted teenagers require special understanding in order to thrive. Learn how to understand your adolescent's intensity and excitability, how to nurture creativity and self-directed learning, how to offer support without taking control, and how to care for yourself as the parent of an intense and creative teen. This book helps parents to view the challenging years of middle school and high school not merely as college prep, but as a preparation for life.
Author : Christine Fonseca
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 45,71 MB
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000492605
Teaching children how to manage their intense emotions is one of the most difficult aspects of parenting or educating gifted children. Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope With Explosive Feelings provides a much-needed resource for parents and educators for understanding of why gifted children are so extreme in their behavior and how to manage the highs and lows that accompany emotional intensity. Presented in an easy-to-read, conversational style, this revised and updated second edition contains additional chapters addressing temperament and personality development, as well as expanded role-plays and strategies designed to show parents and teachers how to interact and guide gifted children in a way that teaches them how to recognize, monitor, and adjust their behavior. Updated resources and worksheets make this practical resource a must-read for anyone wishing to make a positive and lasting impact on the lives of gifted children.
Author : Judy Galbraith
Publisher : Free Spirit Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 11,68 MB
Release : 2011-08-19
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 157542567X
Based on new surveys of nearly 1,500 gifted teens, this book is the ultimate guide to thriving in a world that doesn’t always support or understand high ability. Full of surprising facts, survey results, step-by-step strategies, inspiring teen quotes, and insightful expert essays, the guide gives readers the tools they need to appreciate their giftedness as an asset and use it to make the most of who they are. The fourth edition has been revised for a new generation of high-end learners and includes information on twice-exceptionality, emotional and social intelligence, creativity, teen brain development, managing life online, testing and standards, homeschooling, International Baccalaureate programs, college alternatives, STEM careers, cyberbullying, and other hot topics.
Author : Eric Maisel
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 12,55 MB
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1609258851
Make the most of your creative and intellectual gifts by overcoming the unique challenges they bring with this guide by the author of Natural Psychology. Many smart and creative people experience unique challenges as a result of their valuable gifts. These can range from anxiety and over-thinking to mania, depression, and despair. In Why Smart People Hurt, creativity coach Dr. Eric Maisel pinpoints these often-devastating challenges and offers solutions based on the groundbreaking principles and practices of natural psychology. Are you still searching for meaning after all these years? Many smart people struggle with reaching for or maintaining success because, after all of the work they put into attaining it, it still seems meaningless. In Why Smart people Hurt, Dr. Maisel will teach you how to stop searching for meaning and create it for yourself. In Why Smart People Hurt, you will find: · Evidence that you are not alone in your struggles · Strategies for coping with a brain that goes into overdrive at the drop of a hat · Questions that will help you create your own personal roadmap to a calm and meaningful life
Author : Sally Yahnke Walker
Publisher : Free Spirit Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,23 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Gifted children
ISBN : 9781575421117
Defines giftedness and discusses special quirks and problems that arise living with a gifted child, from a lack of neatness to the "too-smart mouth," and explains how parents can find the right programs and make school as rewarding as possible for gifted children.
Author : James Delisle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 28,50 MB
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000490238
Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out provides an engaging and encouraging look at raising gifted children today. A follow-up to the best-selling Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children, this new edition focuses on the social and emotional aspects of giftedness, highlighting new information on the issues of perfectionism, self-advocacy, underachievement, mindfulness, and the impact of technology on gifted kids' relationships. The book also features a section on life beyond college, for those readers whose children are no longer children. Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out features real-life stories about the lives of gifted children and how they and their parents recognize and enjoy the many intellectual talents and social and emotional insights they possess. Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented 2019 Legacy Book Award Winner - Parenting
Author : Lisa Rivero
Publisher : Great Potential Press, Inc.
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,10 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Educational acceleration
ISBN : 9780910707480
A guide for parents about home schooling including advice on getting started, adjusting to new roles, designing schoolwork to be fun and educational, social and emotional growth.
Author : Eileen Kennedy-Moore
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 31,81 MB
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 047094000X
WINNER! Mom's Choice Gold Award for parenting books -- Mom's Choice Awards: The best in family-friendly media "My kid is smart, but..." It takes more than school smarts to create a fulfilling life. In fact, many bright children face special challenges: Some are driven by perfectionism; Some are afraid of effort, because they're used to instant success; Some routinely butt heads with authority figures; Some struggle to get along with their peers; Some are outwardly successful but just don't feel good about themselves. This practical and compassionate book explains the reasons behind these struggles and offers parents do-able strategies to help children cope with feelings, embrace learning, and build satisfying relationships. Drawing from research as well as the authors’ clinical experience, it focuses on the essential skills children need to make the most of their abilities and become capable, confident, and caring people.
Author : James T. Webb
Publisher : Great Potential Press, Inc.
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 34,54 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 0910707790
Practical guidance in key areas of concern for parents, such as peer relations, siblings, motivation and underachievement, discipline, intensity and stress, depression, education planning, and finding professional help.
