On Being Gifted: Growing My Wings

Friday, April 12, 2019

“Wings are not only for birds; they are also for minds. Human potential stops at some point somewhere beyond infinity.”  ~Toller Cranston Somewhere back in my early childhood,…

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I’m Coming Out As Gifted

Friday, March 29, 2019

Nope, I never claimed to be gifted. I never believed I was gifted. I understood giftedness because I have three gifted sons and a gifted husband. I saw myself as a supporter of all of you beautifully-special people—I was on the outside looking in, but looking in with my hand and heart outstretched to all of you. Because I got you, I understood you, I supported you, and I loved you.

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Shame and the Gifted: The Squandering of Potential

Monday, March 11, 2019

“Shame is a real and potentially devastating emotion, impacting each of us at one time or another. A sense of worthlessness and an urge to hide or cover…

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Gifted Child? How to Manage the Roadblocks

Monday, October 22, 2018

You’re the parent of a gifted child, or maybe all of your children are gifted. If you are just starting out on this journey, you may not as…

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Blindsided by Giftedness

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

“Looking at Sam’s recent test scores that we just received, it puts your son in the highly gifted range. Your son is gifted, Mrs. Welch.” Well hey, swell—that’s…

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Giftedness is 24/7 for a Lifetime

Friday, August 10, 2018

Or to put it another way: we need to sever the misleading associative ties between giftedness and educational achievement that are so pervasive and harmful. Lately, I’ve wondered…

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My Gifted Child: Reaching the Light at the End of the Tunnel

Monday, February 19, 2018

The Fear        Raising a gifted child can be hard, it can be stressful, it can be heartbreaking, it can be confusing, it can be overwhelming,…

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Being Gifted is Often NOT the Same as Being High-Achieving

Monday, January 22, 2018

When most of us think of gifted children, we automatically think of high-achieving students—the smart ones. I think this misperception began in our schools. Well, I am not…

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Gifted Children: ‘Tis Folly to be Wise?

Friday, July 21, 2017

    Ignorance is bliss.   I’ve come across this snippet of a quote through the years without more than a few seconds of consideration to its true…

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Gifted Children: Culturally, Ethnically, Racially and Socially Diverse

Monday, June 26, 2017

In  A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers, I listed ten basic characteristics and traits of gifted children intended to help teachers and others identify giftedness in all children…

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