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    The Joy and the Challenge: Parenting Gifted Children
    The Joy and the Challenge: Parenting Gifted Children
    The Joy and the Challenge: Parenting Gifted Children
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    The Joy and the Challenge: Parenting Gifted Children

    By SENG

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    Articles and resources from SENG's National Parenting Gifted Children Week. Topics include identifying and recognizing giftedness, the challenges of parenting a gifted child, underachievement issues and twice exceptionalism, gifted minorities and gifted boys and girls, misdiagnosis and depression in gifted youth, advocacy, and parenting supports and resources.

    Featured individual authors include: Edward R. Amend, Paul Beljan, Lori Comallie-Caplan, Rosina Gallagher, Jean Goerss, Tiombe Kendrick, Carolyn Kottmeyer, Linda Neumann, F. Richard Olenchak, Vidisha Patel, James T. Webb, and Nadia E. Webb

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSENG
    Release dateJul 7, 2011
    The Joy and the Challenge: Parenting Gifted Children
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    SENG

    In 1981, SENG was formed to bring attention to the unique emotional needs of gifted children. It provided adults with guidance, information, resources, and a forum to communicate about raising and educating these children. Today, SENG has expanded its goals to focus not only on gifted children, but also on gifted adults. While many schools, communities, and organizations focus on the intellectual needs of gifted individuals, SENG brings attention to the unique social and emotional needs of gifted individuals, needs which are often misunderstood or ignored. By underwriting and providing education, research, theory building, and staff development, SENG promotes environments where gifted individuals can develop self-esteem, thrive, and utilize their talents. SENG is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) entity with a diverse Board of Directors. Thanks to the generosity of a few of its long time supporters, SENG has developed the ability to offer a wide variety of services. With the goal of further expanding its activities and reaching more people, SENG also accepts contributions of all sizes from individuals and organizations. Please join us in our work to increase understanding, knowledge, and services for gifted children and adults.

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    The Joy and the Challenge - SENG

    The Joy and the Challenge: Parenting Gifted Children

    Readings and Resources

    Copyright 2011 by SENG

    Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction: National Parenting Gifted Children Week

    Day 1: Identifying and Recognizing Giftedness

    Day 2: The Challenges of Raising a Gifted Child

    Day 3: Underachievement Issues and Twice Exceptionalism

    Day 4: Gifted Minorities, Gifted Girls, and Gifted Boys

    Day 5: Misdiagnosis and Depression in Gifted Youth

    Day 6: Advocacy for Gifted Children

    Day 7: Parenting Supports and Resources

    About SENG

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    Featured Authors

    Lori Comallie-Caplan, SENG Director and President Elect

    Rosina Gallagher, SENG Director and President

    Tiombe Kendrick, SENG Secretary

    Carolyn Kottmeyer, SENG Director

    Linda Neumann, Former SENG Director

    Vidisha Patel, SENG Directory and Finance Officer Elect

    And the authors of Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, Ocd, Asperger's, Depression, and Other Disorders: James T. Webb (SENG Director Emeritus), Edward R. Amend (SENG Director Emeritus), Nadia E. Webb (Former SENG Director), Jean Goerss (SENG Professional Advisory Committee Member), Paul Beljan, F. Richard Olenchak (Former SENG Director)

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    Introduction

    National Parenting Gifted Children Week

    One article in this collection begins as follows: You are not alone! Whether you need help finding friends for your gifted children or helping them 'fit in' with peers in school, whether you are struggling with your child's over-sensitivities or existential depression, there are other parents of gifted children struggling with the same things.

    Parents of gifted children know the ups and downs of striving to meet the needs of intense, sensitive, driven learners. Often they need help to understand the social-emotional traits of high-potential children and to support their growth.

    To celebrate the joys and challenges of raising, guiding, and supporting bright young minds, SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) sponsors National Parenting Gifted Children (NPGC) Week, which was established with the National Special Events Registry in 2007. In 2010, SENG issued seven daily newsletters during NPGC Week, each with its own theme, an article by a SENG Team Member, and a list of further resources.

    As part of our celebration for NPGC Week 2011, SENG is making available here, for free, the contents of those issues, complete with new and updated links to further reading. If you enjoy and benefit from these articles, please tell others about this valuable, free resource.

    In 1981, SENG was formed to bring attention to the unique emotional needs of gifted children. Its mission is to empower families and communities to guide gifted and talented individuals to reach their goals: intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually. SENG is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization led by a highly dedicated volunteer Board of Directors to provide free and low-cost programs to address the social and emotional needs of gifted children and the families, educators and health professionals who serve them. SENG envisions a world where gifted, talented and creative individuals are supported to build gratifying, meaningful lives and contribute to the well-being of others, and, to this end, reaches

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