Raising Gifted Children: A Practical Guide for Parents Facing Big Emotions and Big Potential - Softcover

Zakoian, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1647396298 ISBN 13: 9781647396299

Publisher: Callisto, 2020

Synopsis

Raise a happier, healthier gifted child--practical tools and advice for parents

Gifted children can be identified as perplexing or troublesome long before they're identified as gifted. Many of the traits that characterize challenging gifted behaviors--such as intensity, sensitivity, and perfectionism--are simply shadows cast by a bright light within. Raising Gifted Children is filled with insights, guidance, up-to-date research, and practical advice to help parents better understand the inner world of their gifted child so they can help them flourish at home, school, and beyond.

You'll start by learning the fundamentals of giftedness, from its characteristics to its strengths and challenges. Then, discover how to put your child's social-emotional and mental wellbeing at the center of resolving issues with conflict, procrastination, and motivation. You'll find information on how to navigate schooling to help find the best fit for your child, as well as advice for encouraging them to develop meaningful friendships.

Raising Gifted Children includes:

• Understanding giftedness--Learn what defines giftedness, how it's expressed, and helpful info about twice- and multi-exceptionality.
• Parenting tools--Develop strategies for addressing your gifted child's emotional intensity, communicating effectively, and reflecting to find calm.
• Schooling strategies--Explore advice for school choice for your child, including homeschool, as well as tips for successful teacher meetings and creating educational plans.

Be a strong, supportive parent to your gifted child with the essential guidance in this book.

About this title

About the Author

Catherine Zakoian, MA, NCC, LPC, is a national-board certified and licensed professional counselor, in private practice in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. For 20 years, she has specialized in counseling gifted, profoundly gifted, and twice-exceptional (2e) children, adolescents, teens, adults and families. Visit her online at CatherineZakoian.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Callisto
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1647396298
• ISBN 13: 9781647396299
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176