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How can we, as parents, determine whether our parenting decisions are truly in the best interests of our child - or if they merely benefit us personally? But sometimes, decisions that might seem tailored toward your child's best interests create unanticipated problems. Often, such decisions are driven by anxiety, uncertainty, or sincere efforts to protect your child... but they end up backfiring. Read More

Lisa Van Gemert is also known as the Gifted Guru, an educator, speaker, and the author of four books, including her latest book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing “Never Good Enough”. Lisa talks perfectionism in-depth, in children and adults as well. While perfectionism might not be a diagnosis, it tends to pop up with many atypical kids, and especially seems to go hand in hand with giftedness. Many parents try to understand their child’s meltdown over not being able to complete a task or assignment to a standard they’ve set for themselves, or feeling defeated before they even begin. Read More

John Hewitt, director of the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at the University of Colorado, is talking about a new understanding of the interplay between your genetic inheritance and how you learn from the environment. Read More

Scott Barry Kaufman was placed in special education classes as a kid. He struggled with auditory information processing and with anxiety. But with the support of his mother, and some teachers who saw his creativity and intellectual curiosity, Kaufman ended up with degrees from Yale and Cambridge. Now he's a psychologist who cares passionately about a holistic approach to education, one that recognizes the capacity within each child. Read More

Mark Hess, educador, escritor y orador superdotados, habla sobre los efectos de nuestra sociedad actual en nuestros individuos superdotados más jóvenes. Ver aquí

Mark Hess, gifted educator, writer and speaker, talks about the effects of our current society on our youngest gifted individuals. View Here

I've been a psychology professor since 2012. In the past six years, I’ve witnessed students of all ages procrastinate on papers, skip presentation days, miss assignments, and let due dates fly by. I’ve seen promising prospective grad students fail to get applications in on time; I’ve watched PhD candidates take months or years revising a single dissertation draft; I once had a student who enrolled in the same class of mine two semesters in a row, and never turned in anything either time. Read More

Your friends have taken up new hobbies like baking or needlepoint while they self-isolate. If you’re looking for something that can undeniably one-up them and their endless bread pics, why not join the hunt for new galaxies? Read More

Maybe you think that since you are gifted, you are not supposed to freak out about this global pandemic. You may also think some of the following: You are not allowed to be anxious, confused, or unproductive. You ought to be using all of your time at home creatively while organizing your kitchen utensils, cleaning out your garage, and finally reading Anna Karenina. You should be patiently homeschooling your super excitable children with elaborate science experiments. Read More

The book is a user-friendly guide providing detailed assistance to parents and educators who want to help children with dyslexia achieve their best lives. Keyed to current, cutting edge research, topics include signs of dyslexia parents can watch for at various ages, symptoms that warrant diagnosis by a professional, what to expect during the testing process, and tips on working with your child's school. View Here