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    Gifted 101

    Parenting the Gifted Child

    Katie Corrao
    School Counselor/Gifted Resource Class
    2012-2013
    What is Giftedness?
    Giftedness is asynchronous development in which
    advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity
    combine to create inner experiences and awareness
    that are qualitatively different from the norm.
    This uniqueness of the Gifted renders them
    particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in
    parenting, teaching, and counseling in order for them
    to develop optimally.

    Columbus Group, 1991


    An Analogy of Giftedness
    The Person The Connection Ways to
    Reach Them
    Average PersonAntenna 3 basic channels
    Gifted Person Cable 50 channels
    Profoundly Gifted Satellite Dish 200 channels
    Scary Gifted Hubble Telescope 500 channels
    Five Domains of Development
    Intellectual

    Emotional

    Physical

    Spiritual/Moral

    Social
    Asynchrony
    Uneven development in each or most domains.

    In a gifted child, each of the five domains develops at


    different rates according to the advanced abilities
    within the domain.

    Gatto-Walden, P. (2006)
    Dabrowski’s Over-excitabilities
    Dabrowski talked about OE”s – over-excitabilities
    (superstimulatabilities) and how the gifted were
    extremely sensitive in a variety of areas. It’s a
    stimulus-response difference from the norms.
    In these five areas a person reacts more strongly than
    normal for a longer period than normal to a stimulus
    that may be very small.
    It involves not only psychological factors but central
    nervous system sensitivity too.
    (Won’t have all 5, just 2 or 3.)
    Psychomotor
    Surplus of energy:
    rapid speech
    intense enthusiasm
    acting out
    doesn’t need a lot of sleep
    mind works better if she’s moving
    Psychomotor expression of emotional tension
    continual talking
    impulsive behavior
    nervous habits
    Sensual
    Sensory pleasure
    seeing, smelling, hearing
    food – no casseroles, food can’t touch
    lightening hurts

    Sensual expression of emotional tension


    overeating, wanting to be center of attention

    Aesthetic Pleasures
    appreciation of beauty, writing styles
    Imaginational
    Free play of the imagination
    frequent use of image and metaphor, facility for
    invention and fantasy, music/poetry/theatre,
    mostly visual learners

    Spontaneous imagery as an expression of emotional


    tension
     tendency to dramatize, fear of the unknown, night
    terrors
    Intellectual
    Probing questions; problem-solving; learning
    curiosity, concentration, avid reading linear/ sequential,
    tries to figure everything out, takes things apart, passion
    for analysis

    Theoretical thinking
    meta-cognition, introspection, moral thinking
    Emotional
    Strong affective memory
    Fears and anxieties, feelings of guilt
    Concern with death,
    Relationship feelings
    emotional ties and attachment, empathy,
    sensitivity in relationships
    Feelings toward self
    self evaluation, self-judgment, feelings of
    inadequacy/inferiority
    Emotional
    Intensity of feeling
    positive or negative feelings, extremes of emotion
    they take it all in and don’t have a way to get rid of it.

    Somatic expressions
    tense stomach, sinking heart

    Inhibition
    timidity, shyness
    Peer Relationships
    Developing peers in the school environment is
    important – find common interests.

    Mastering specific social skills will increase a child’s


    likelihood of making friends.

    Knowing when to use which skills will “seal the deal”.


    What Parents Can Do

    “You get to be
    who you are
    and I love
    you.”
    What Parents Can Do
    PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES!
    “I’m going to the museum this weekend, who wants to
    come?

    Pattern seen in parents of highly successful people:


    Their parents were…
     Role Models
     Partners in Learning
     Opportunity Creators
    What Parents Can Do
    Avoid unrealistic expectations.
    Provide down-time.
    Respond appropriately.
     What was the intent? Trying? Mastery?
    Remember the domains.
    If you want to relate with your child, relate with their
    emotions.
    Don’t expect synchronous development across
    disciplines.
    Give believable, positive affirmations.
    What Parents Can Do
    Talk to your child about his/her Giftedness.
    Teach social skills.
    Talk WITH them about IDEAS.
    Provide materials for dabbling & exploring.
    Model good thinking.
    Give them time to be alone.
    Teach time management.
    Feed their interests.
    Social Skills
    Improve Peer Relationships
     Listening
     Introducing yourself
     Taking turns
     Beginning and ending a conversation
     Joining in an activity
     Initiating an activity
     Offering to help
     Giving and accepting a compliment
     Expressing your feelings
     Showing understanding of another’s feelings
    References

    Massive sections of this PowerPoint were


    unceremoniously but appreciatively swiped from a
    presentation entitled “Understanding and Supporting
    the Complexities of Your Child: It Isn’t Always Easy
    being Gifted” given for parents of OCPS Gifted
    children in February of 2007 by Patricia Gatto-
    Walden, Ph.D. and Denise Bishop, NCSP.

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