Parent Resources

Giftedness and Anxiety

• • Book: Freeing Your Child from Anxiety by Dr. Tamar Chansky

  • Book: 12 Annoying Monsters: Self-Talk for Kids with Anxiety by Dawn Meredith

  • Book: Anxiety Free Kids: An Interactive Guide for Parents and Children by Dr. Bonnie Zucker

  • Book: What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide for Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner

  • Work Book/Help Book: Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety: A Workbook for Overcoming Anxiety at Home, at School and Everywhere Else by Christopher Willard

  • Work Book/Help Book: The Panic Workbook for Teens: Breaking the Cycle of Fear, Worry and Panic Attacks by Debra Kissen, Bari Goldman Cohen, and Kathi Fine Abitbol

  • Book: Breathe, Chill: A Handy Book of Games and Techniques Introducing Breathing, Meditation and Relaxation to Kids and Teens by Lisa Roberts

Work by Dr. Dan Peters (@drdanpeters)

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  • Video: What does anxiety look like?

  • Video: Helping kids overcome their fears

  • Article: Ten Steps for Parents and Kids to Tame the Worry Monster by Dr. Dan Peters

Perfectionism

• • Hoagies Gifted Education Website (section on perfectionism)

  • Book: What to Do When Good Enough isn't Good Enough: The Real Deal on Perfectionism: A Guide for Kids by Thomas S. Greenspon

  • Book: Moving Past Perfect: How Perfectionism May be Holding Back Your Kids (and You!) and What You Can Do About It by Thomas S. Greenspon

  • Article: Tips for Parents: Perfectionism Resources by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development

  • Article: Tips for Parents: Perfectionism and the Profoundly Gifted Child by E. Meckstroth

  • Article: Perfectionism (NAGC)

Overexcitabilities

• Article: The Gift of Emotional Overexcitabilities by Regina Hellinger

• Article: Overexcitability and the Gifted by Sharon Lind

• Book: Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students by Christine Fonseca

• Book: Living with Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and the Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults by Susan Daniels and Michael Piechowski

• Tool: Strong Emotions Survival Guide compiled by Douglas County Schools

• Tool: A Shopping List for Kids (and Adults) with Intensities by Ian Byrd

Peer Relationships

• Article: Tips for Parents: Anxieties, Sensitivities and Social Struggles Among Profoundly Gifted Kids by Foley Nicpon

• Article: The Developmental Phases of Social Development by Linda Silverman

• Book: Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World by Rosalind Wiseman

• Book: Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World by Rosalind Wiseman

• YouTube Video: Playing and Staying Safe on the Internet

Underachievement

• Article: Underachieving Gifted Students by Carol Bainbridge

• Article: Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones - The New York Times