What Gifted Children REALLY Need: Parent Advocacy

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Miseducated.  Underserved.  Unchallenged.  Neglected.  Misunderstood.  Mislabeled.   This is a pretty grim string of adjectives that can accurately describe the lives of many of our gifted children in…

If Every Child is Gifted, Then…..

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Correct me if you think I’m wrong, but I would venture that every parent of a gifted child has heard the sentiment, I think every child is gifted….

Gifted Visual-Spatial Learners are Twice-Neglected

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Traditional School is a Hostile Learning Environment for Gifted Visual-Spatial Learners  Just as gifted individuals often discover that their giftedness feels like both a gift and a curse, those…

Gifted is an Oxymoronic Word

Monday, June 10, 2013

I think back before my youngest gifted son was born and I too did not understand how difficult the journey of parenting a highly gifted child could be….

Our Tall Poppies

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Have you heard the term Tall Poppy Syndrome?  Generally, a tall poppy is a person who stands head and shoulders above others for various reasons such as intelligence,…