Testing Your Gifted Child: Considerations and Options

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Every gifted child is different, and every situation concerning whether or not to test will vary, even among siblings within the same family. Deciding to test or to not test depends on each individual case and its specific considerations.

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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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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: 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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Gifted Children and Non-Traditional Educational Choices

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

It’s not easy growing up gifted, especially when so few get that your not-quite-the-norm behaviors are inherent with your giftedness and are really not a problem or an…

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9 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children

Monday, June 6, 2016

Three years have passed since I wrote the popular post, 8 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children.  Sadly, not much has changed for gifted children—they are…

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Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Gifted

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.”   Often when I think of the perception most of society seem to hold about gifted children, I am always reminded of…

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My Child is Gifted and I Can’t Talk About Him

Friday, October 30, 2015

My child is gifted, and I can’t talk about him— Because there is an incredibly fine line between simply talking about your gifted child and appearing to be…

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Gifted Children: The Differences are Real

Monday, October 19, 2015

Gifted children. A whole lot has been written about them, and I’ve done my share of putting information out there about the ups and the downs of life…

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