A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers

Monday, June 9, 2014

Summer is catch-up time for many of us, and on my catch-up list is reading, lots of reading.  Amazon has made it way too easy to download the…

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When Gifted Students Don’t Measure Up

Thursday, June 5, 2014

It’s Really All About the Grades, Isn’t It? As parents, when we send our children off to school, we want them to receive a great education to prepare…

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LEGO® and the Gifted Visual-Spatial Child

Sunday, June 1, 2014

    LEGO®   Is there not a more perfect toy?  Boys, girls, toddlers, children and adults – everyone loves LEGO®!  I would venture to claim that LEGO®…

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Casting Stones at Cacti. Our Intolerance of Gifted People

Monday, May 26, 2014

  Standing out like stately rarities in the middle of a vast, congruous desert are impressive and curiously-shaped Saguaro cacti.  These unique cacti, towering over the other desert…

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Let Them Know They are Gifted

Monday, May 19, 2014

Although my youngest gifted son is 14 years old now, I feel as though I have many more years of parenting experience behind me than I do ahead…

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Raising Gifted Children? Let It Go

Monday, May 5, 2014

No…really…Just let it go! As parents, we are often so focused on guiding the lives of our children because we want our children to be successful.  We schedule,…

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Gifted Advocacy and Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Non-confrontational, a little shy, avoids uncomfortable conversations, rule-follower – not exactly the most optimal personality type the parent of a gifted child would need to ford the deep,…

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A Mother’s Letter to Her Gifted Child

Sunday, April 6, 2014

  My child, my wonderfully different child, I love you.  Above all else, I love you.  From the moment you were born, I knew that you were different,…

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My Gifted Child, You’ve Been CHOPPED

Monday, March 31, 2014

My Gifted Child: “Mom, did you use unsalted butter on my bread?  You know I don’t like unsalted butter; it just tastes so flat and lends no flavor…

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

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

“Susie is not applying herself in class”   “If he applied himself, his work would improve”   “He needs to work harder and apply himself”   What does…

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