Social & Emotional Needs of Gifted Students
Below are some resources for both parents and teachers that reflect on the particular social and emotional needs and challenges of gifted students.
COVID-19 Specific:
Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults during the Coronavirus
National Association for Gifted Children: Social and Emotional Support
Websites:
The Rhode Island State Advisory Committee on Gifted and Talented Education (General Information for Parents)
http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/parents.html#General
Families of the Talented and Gifted
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
http://www.sengifted.org/: This website includes resources for supporting the social/emotional needs of the gifted. The archived newsletters contain great articles to share with parents and teachers.
www.hoagiesgifted.org This website includes resources for "all things gifted".
Literature to Read:
The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children by Neihart, Reis, Robinson, Moon
This book spans all aspects of gifted children’s struggles and includes strategies for helping students and families cope and interventions to try.
A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by Webb, Gore, Amend, DeVries, and two more. Amazon $14.40
The four authors, who have decades of professional experience with gifted children and their families, provide practical guidance in areas such as: Characteristics of gifted children; Peer relations; Sibling issues; Motivation & underachievement; Discipline issues; Intensity & stress; Depression & unhappiness; Educational planning; Parenting concerns; Finding professional help; and much, much more!
Other:
http://www.slideshare.net/aarmau/27-strategies-by-sue-jackson-of-damien-institute
This video discusses some ideas about gifted individuals. It is from the Damien Institute.
Video / Powerpoint:
This discusses some ideas about gifted individuals. It is from the Daimon Institute.
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