Don’t worry; you’re not going to ‘mess up’ your G/T kid. Here is some guidance you might not hear elsewhere. And remember, you are qualified and ready for this journey.
Parents I speak with are often reluctant to tell their children they’re gifted. But when it comes to raising gifted kids, the most important thing to remember is to trust your instincts.
As the need lessens for English speakers to acquire a second language to be able to communicate when traveling or conducting business, the research on the advantages to multilingualism is deepening, broadening, and gaining traction.
The typical gifted experience magnifies struggles with approach and behavior over a child’s strengths. We should encourage gifted tendencies — rather squelch them — because they are difficult to harness.
You may think that you’re not showing your stress or worry, but you are, and your children may point out that you’re “not being you,” if given the chance. Your kids already know about your stress. Here’s what you can do to enlist them for support.
The gifted and talented world can be difficult to understand, in part, because there are no set definitions of the terms. Here, we explore what it means to be gifted/talented, the difference between GT and “high achieving,” and whether you should tell your child they’re gifted.
GT educations comes with its own unique language, and without a guide it’s not hard to get lost. Our gifted glossary includes the commonly used expressions and terms you’re likely to encounter as you navigate the world of GT.
