Gifted children need to have their social and emotional health nurtured along with their intellect. Because of their unique learning needs, gifted children may be at risk for specific social-emotional difficulties. These may include heightened awareness, anxiety, perfectionism, stress, issues with peer relationships, and concerns with identity. Families and educators can work together to support the social and emotional health of gifted children.
Affective Development of Bright Students (audio)
Bright Now Podcast Episode 5 explores affective development, the social and emotional issues and strengths most commonly associated with giftedness, ...
Communication and Social-Emotional Engagement Webinar
A free 24-minute webinar focused on communication and social-emotional engagement for teachers and parents working with twice-exceptional students ...
Undermotivation (audio)
Bright Now Podcast Episode 1 discusses the problem of underachievement among very bright children and how parents and teachers can ...
Parent TIP Sheet: Supporting Your Gifted Child During COVID-19
As COVID-19 forces us to face new norms like social distancing, remote learning, and shelter-in-place orders, gifted children may exhibit ...
Ten Tips for Talking to Teachers
Many students don't know how to talk to teachers. These suggestions are meant to make it easier for everyone--students and ...
Underachieving Gifted Students: A Social Cognitive Model
Study examining the relationships among students' self-perception, attitudes toward school, study skills, achievement motivation, attributional style, gender, parental involvement, parental ...
Gifted vs. ADHD Characteristics
Learn to distinguish the differences between gifted and ADHD characteristics ...
2e and PTSD
The twice-exceptional (gifted with a learning difference) population is under inordinate, constant stress ...
A Gifted Child’s Bill of Rights
Six rights to advocate for and how to turn the myths around about gifted education. Equal rights are not special ...
