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Raising a gifted child is not without its challenges!  We have compiled some helpful links which may guide you in this wonderful journey of parenting a gifted child.

Please also browse through the 'teacher' pages for other links and ideas about how to support your child's needs.  

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​**Highly Recommended! Wonderful parenting advice and online course for Peaceful Parenting​ by Dr. Laura Markham at Aha!Parenting.com**

**TiLT Parenting:  Resource for parents regarding their 2e child, including a free podcast series**

**Wondering what books are appropriate for your advanced reader? 
Check out ​Brightly.com**

**Parent Tip Sheets from NAGC on many topics regarding your gifted child. 
Click here to see what's available!**

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Watch video below:  Helping Raise Children Who Are Healthy, Happy, and Fully Themselves with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson

https://www.nj.gov/education/standards/gifted/docs/GiftedTalentedLegislation-Chapter%20338.pdf

 ***********PARENT RESOURCES! *************

Articles:

• Who are the 'Gifted and Talented' and What Do They Need?'

• How To Raise a Creative Child

• Tips for Parents: Executive Functioning at Home and School

• Making Friends With Failure

• Does your child have an artistic gift?

• Cultivating Imagination...

• Ways to Increase Intelligence (for you AND your child!)

• How NOT to Talk to Your Kids: The Inverse Power of Praise

Websites:

• Byrdseed

• Davidson Institute

•  Hoagies Gifted Education Page: (a very valuable website for gifted students and their parents)

• New Jersey Association for Gifted Children 

• National Association for Gifted Children (Parent Membership Application)

• Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

-(Click here to learn about how your child can test into the JHCTY program)

• SENG

Book Recommendations:

• Some of My Best Friends Are Books by  Judith Wynn Halsted

• Mindset by Carol Dweck

Videos:

• Growth Mindset (very important!)