Parent Resources

CDE Talent Aptitudes Pathway

Talent aptitudes include: Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Music, Dance, Psychomotor*, Creative or Productive Thinking and Leadership.

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page

Gifted Guru - Resources, Ideas and Tips for Educators & Parents of the GiftedResources, Ideas and Tips for Educators & Parents of the Gifted

Gifted Childre | You Know Your Child Is Gifted When . . . eBook | Free Spirit Publishing

Free ebook from Free Spirit Publishing

Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted - SENGChanging lives and changing futures by empowering families and communities to guide gifted and talented individuals to reach their goals.

Mensa for KidsSponsored by the Mensa Foundation, Mensa for Kids provides free resources for teachers and parents of gifted youth.

Identity, Purpose, and Happiness: Helping High-Achieving Adolescents Find All Three

April 22, 2018

Kathryn Grubbs

The teenage years can be difficult, filled with questions, emotions, and decisions. For high-achieving adolescents who may experience asynchronous development or experience the world more intensely, these years can bring about intense emotions, feelings of isolation, or difficulty understanding the injustices of the world. As parents, we may try to protect our children from experiencing the same level of teenage stress we felt only to hear the common reply: “You’re not me!” While it’s natural to take this as a cue to disengage and parent implicitly, parents must provide explicit support of teenagers as they figure out who they are, what they will do as adults, and what makes them happy.