Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child (Barron's Parenting Keys) - Softcover

Rimm, Sylvia B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 091070774X ISBN 13: 9780910707749

Publisher: Great Potential Pr Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Forty-two keys can help parents unlock the potential of bright children. Parents have many questions and concerns, and Dr. Sylvia Rimm brings them one step closer to finding answers. Keys Include: Parenting with a united front; Homework issues; Underachievement; Peer pressure; Risk-taking for shy children; Educational alternatives; and Additional resources for parents.

About this title

Synopsis:

Barron's informative, easy-to-read series of Parenting Keys books contain advice and information on a wide range of child-related subjects, written by experts in psychology, physical health, education, and social and personal development. Parenting Keys are designed to help parents raise healthy, happy, productive, and well-adjusted children in the demanding contemporary environment. Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child, 2nd Ed.; Parents get guidelines on how to determine if their children are unusually gifted, and how to prepare them for school. Here are recommendations to ensure that gifted children are sufficiently challenged in the classroom. The author also gives advice on dealing with emotional stresses that intellectually gifted children often feel. She emphasises the importance of maintaining a child's emotional adjustment in school, and among siblings, friends, and all family members. This new edition includes a chapter on gifted children and technology, and expands on the topic of gender issues that can affect gifted children's achievement.

About the Author:

Sylvia B. Rimm, Ph.D., is a best-selling author who spent nearly a decade as a contributing correspondent to NBC’s Today Show. She is a psychologist specializing in gifted children and director of the Family Achievement Clinic in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Rimm also writes a syndicated newspaper column on parenting and hosted a nationally broadcast public radio program. She served on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Gifted Children, and is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences. A mother of four, and a grandmother of nine, she lives in Cleveland with her husband.

About this edition

• Publisher: Great Potential Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 091070774X
• ISBN 13: 9780910707749
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 245