Blog Posts Index

On Being Gifted: Growing My Wings 2019/04/14

I’m Coming Out As Gifted 2019/03/29

Shame and the Gifted: The Squandering of Potential 2019/03/11

Gifted Child? How to Manage the Roadblock s 2018/10/22

Blindsided by Giftedness 2018/10/03

Giftedness is 24/7 for a Lifetime 2018/08/190

{Book Review} Boost: 12 Effective Ways to Lift Up Our Twice-Exceptional Children 2018/14/04

My Gifted Child: Reaching the Light at the End of the Tunnel 2018/02/19

Being Gifted is Often NOT the Same as Being High-Achieving 2018/01/22

Gifted Children: ‘Tis Folly to be Wise? 2017/07/21

Gifted Children: Culturally, Ethnically, Racially and Socially Diverse 2017/06/26

To Whom It May Concern: Being Gifted Sucks Sometimes 2017/03/13

Center for Talent Development’s Backpack Podcast Series Interview—2017/02/17

Gifted Children and Non-Traditional Educational Choices 2016/12/21

Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth {Book Review} 2016/11/28

Mentoring Gifted Children: It Takes a Village 2016/11/14

9 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children 2016/06/06

An Unconventional Education 2016/05/19

Not the Underdog, Yet, the Underdog 2016/03/24

Gifted Children: Too Smart for Their Own Good 2016/03/08

When Homeschooling Ends–The Final Chapter 2016/03/01

Comically Gifted 2016/02/22

10 Things You Never Knew About “Crushing Tall Poppies” 2016/01/07

Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Gifted 2015/12/15

Understanding Gifted Parenting 2015/11/16

My Child is Gifted and I Can’t Talk About Him 2015/10/30

Gifted Children: The Differences are Real 2015/10/19

Envy and Your Gifted Child 2015/10/07

“Teacher, that’s not quite right!” 2015/09/30

Peers–Enriching the Social Life of Your Gifted Child 2015/09/23

Yes, My Gifted Child is a Know-It-All: A Case for Acceleration 2015/09/17

Your Gifted Child and the Gift of Gab 2015/09/15

It’s a Funny Thing: A Gifted Child’s Sense of Humor 2015/09/10

The Gifted Lagniappe Series 2015/09/09

I’m Not THAT Parent 2015/09/02

Workplace Bullying and the Gifted Adult 2015/08/24

Dear Teacher, My Gifted Child is in Your Class 2015/08/21

Gifted, Bullied, Resilient: My Interview with Author, Pamela Price 2015/08/10

Homeschooling: Letting Go of the Vision 2015/08/03

Your Gifted Child’s Education–When to Get Off the Bus and Leave Traditional School Behind 2015/08/01

Gifted Children: What Parents Want Teachers to Know 2015/07/29

Gifted Children Stuck in the No Passing Zone 2015/07/09

Gifted Relationships. The Silver Lining in the Gifted Storm 2015/07/01

Achievement & Success. We’ve Got This All Wrong 2015/06/21

Gifted Children–These 3 Things 2015/06/15

Gifted Children: Our Five-Leaf Clovers 2015/06/02

I’m a Mom of a Gifted Child 2015/05/21

My Guest Post Over at Laughing at Chaos, “Homeschooling—Two Thumbs Up” 2015/05/20

My Gifted Family: My Quirky Sense of Humor and Their Emotional Sensitivities 2015/05/18

Education Week Commentary 2015/05/15

My Guest Post at Through a Stronger Lens, “Three Words to Never Say to Your Child’s Teacher” 2015/05/10

I Have a Gifted Kid and I Will No Longer Be Ashamed 2015/05/07

My Guest Post at JadeAnnRivera.com, “A Prescription for Progressive Education” 2015/05/04

It’s All About the Grades 2015/04/29

My Guest Post Over at My Little Poppies 2015/04/28

I Would Never Because Homeschoolers are Just So … 2015/04/21

What About the Gifted Children Who Got Left Behind? 2015/04/13

Anxiety in Gifted Children: 3 Simple Steps Parents and Educators Can Take 2015/04/01

A Day in the Life of a Gifted Child in the Regular Classroom 2015/03/16

In the World of Gifted Advocacy, We All Have a Voice 2015/03/08

What You Didn’t Know About Gifted Children 2015/02/25

Three Ways to Say Gifted 2015/02/16

Gifted Underachievers: Underachieving or Refusing to Play the Game? 2015/02/11

The Upsides of Giftedness 2015/02/05

A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers {Shareable Presentation} 2015/02/03

Giftedness and Leading a Double Life 2015/01/25

Gifted Kids Turn Out “Just Fine” 2015/01/21

Gifted Children–Mistaken Expectations 2015/01/13

Standardized Testing–Should it define our children? 2015/01/12

Gifted Children—About THAT Stereotype 2015/01/02

Gifted Children: Just Pulling the Wool Over Your Eyes 2014/12/15

Giftedness is More Than a Function of Education 2014/12/05

Guess what? Your child is probably not gifted. 2014/11/25

Are Gifted People Arrogant? 2014/10/23

#9 Gifted Students Have Parents Who Know and Understand How Difficult it is to Raise a Gifted Child 2014/10/17

Gifted Advocacy–Owning His Story 2014/09/28

All Children Matter. And Gifted Children Should Matter, Too 2014/09/15

A Gifted Memory 2014/09/01

Homeschooling: Teaching Outside the Box 2014/08/25

#8 Gifted Students Have Unique Learning Needs That Must Be Met 2014/08/22

#7 Gifted Students are Culturally, Racially, and Socially Diverse 2014/08/06

I’m Jealous of Your Smart Kid 2014/07/24

Suffering in Silence: Who’s Really Paying the Price for the Neglect of Our Gifted Children? 2014/07/21

#6 Gifted Students Develop Asynchronously 2014/07/15

#5 Gifted Students Often Struggle Socially 2014/07/10

A Gifted Child’s Owner’s Manual 2014/07/07

#4 Gifted Students Can Have Learning Disabilities 2014/06/30

#3 Gifted Students are Often Extremely Sensitive 2014/06/24

#2 Gifted Students Often Have Emotional Intensities 2014/06/16

#1 Gifted Students Do Not Always Excel in School 2014/06/12

A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers 2014/06/09

When Gifted Students Don’t Measure Up 2014/06/05

LEGO® and the Gifted Visual-Spatial Child 2014/06/01

Casting Stones at Cacti. Our Intolerance of Gifted People 2014/05/26

Let Them Know They are Gifted 2014/05/19

Raising Gifted Children? Let It Go 2014/05/05

Gifted Advocacy and Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone 2014/04/30

It Just Takes Time 2014/04/14

A Mother’s Letter to Her Gifted Child 2014/04/06

My Gifted Child, You’ve Been CHOPPED 2014/03/31

“He’s smart, but he just needs to apply himself.” Just Wondering Out Loud 2014/03/25

NO! For the Last Time, NOT Every Child is Gifted! 2014/03/19

The Burdens of Gifted Children 2014/03/06

My Child is Gifted: Do You Think I’m Bragging Now? 2014/02/06

Could Your Child Be a Visual Learner? 2014/01/26

A Gifted Child Speaks Out: The 7 Things He Wants You to Know 2014/01/05

Griswold Christmas Vacation Meets Homeward Bound 2013/12/29

One Spoonful of Peas: Parenting a Gifted Child with Emotional Intensities 2013/12/09

8 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children 2013/11/25

Dear Public Schools, You Have Been Warned 2013/11/19

“Gifted” is Just a Word…. 2013/10/19

Myths and Misunderstanding: Teachers Who Don’t. Get. Gifted! 2013/09/26

The Alienation of Gifted Families by Our Public Schools: Working the System 2013/09/23

Visual-Spatial Learners: Tapping into Their Creativity and Potential 2013/08/27

Preaching to the Choir: Thinking About Gifted Advocacy 2013/08/21

What Gifted Children REALLY Need: Parent Advocacy 2013/07/06

If Every Child is Gifted, Then… 2013/06/30

Gifted Visual-Spatial Learners are Twice-Neglected 2013/06/30

Gifted is an Oxymoronic Word 2013/06/10

Our Tall Poppies 2013/03/02