Raising Gifted Kids: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Exceptional Child Thrive
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Book Overview
This book will help parents understand and cope with the obstacles they face in raising a gifted child, and help them make the best choices for their son's or daughter's growth and happiness.
While it can be rewarding to raise an extremely bright child -- quick, curious, sensitive, and introspective -- it's also a daunting challenge. Parents need insight into their own motivations (as well as those of their children), and the courage and ability to make tough decisions about their child's development.
Raising Gifted Kids reveals how parents can:
help develop their child's potential and self-esteem without pressuring themplan their child's educationwork optimally with schools and teachersrecognize and prevent problemssolve family conflicts over parenting issuesavoid the dangers of living vicariously through their child's accomplishmentsFilled with proven solutions to the unique challenges of raising gifted kids, Raising Gifted Kids is the powerful yet accessible resource parents have long wished for.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0814473423
ISBN13:9780814473429
Release Date:October 2006
Publisher:Amacom
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.96 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Age Range:17 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 12 and higher
Customer Reviews
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Practical, usable advice
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I have been searching for a book such as this. This book had me alternately laughing and almost crying because every single page had something that I could relate to. I loved the use of real life family case history to illustrate what works and what is disastrous. Many practical solutions were offered to effect order back into your home. This book helped me tremendously to understand both what my son is going through and why I feel the way I do when communicating with him. Great wonderful resource, I've been telling other parents of gifted children that I know to run to the bookstore and get this.
Hands-on Effective Parenting Tools
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Raising Gifted Kids has helped me to understand my children better and we are a happier, more cooperative family. This book is my reference guide; it provides clear guidance that is easily comprehendible and implement able. I found it so helpful that I gave my boy's teacher a copy; I recommend it to everybody who has an influence on a child.
A Must Have for Anyone who's ever wondered...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is for anyone who has ever wondered if a child under their care might be gifted, and what to do about it. It's full of affective approaches to a wide range of puzzling, exhausting, and endearing behaviors, and important considerations for educational options. The author has a friendly writing style and is a great source of comfort, confirmation, and inspiration; I will be referring to this book often in the upcoming years.
Excellent Guide for Parents
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The author uses her expertise in the area of child devlopment and her vast experience working with gifted children and their families to present a reader friendly guide to parenting gifted children. This book is an excellent resource for parents, teachers, school psychologists and principals.
Every parent could benefit from this book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The author surprisingly is not a know-it-all but rather an astute observer of "high-potential" or "gifted" children. If you are a gifted adult you may find yourself wishing you had this kind of astute parenting! This book will enable many mothers and fathers (and grandparents) to help give the children in their care rich and rewarding lives. Your kids don't have to be geniuses for them to benefit from the author's experience.
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