A Parent's Guide to Gifted ChildrenGreat Potential Press, Inc., 2007 - 390 páginas Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge, yet parents of gifted children have few resources for reliable parenting information. The authors of this book are nationally known experts in giftedness, as well as parents themselves. From their decades of professional experience working with gifted children and their families, they provide practical guidance in key areas of concern for parents, such as the characteristics commonly seen in gifted children, peer relations, sibling issues, motivation and underachievement, discipline issues, intensity and stress, depression and unhappiness, education planning, parenting concerns, finding professional help, and much more. This is a book that parents will turn to again and again. Distinguished as an iParenting Media Award-Winner, USA Books News Award-Winner, and GLYPH Award-Winner |
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Chapter 1 Defining Giftedness 1 | 1 |
Chapter 2 Characteristics of Gifted Children 11 | 11 |
Chapter 3 Communication The Key to Relationships 31 | 31 |
Chapter 4 Motivation Enthusiasm and Underachievement 57 | 57 |
Chapter 5 Establishing Discipline and Teaching SelfManagement 85 | 85 |
Chapter 6 Intensity Perfectionism and Stress 117 | 117 |
Chapter 7 Idealism Unhappiness and Depression 151 | 151 |
Chapter 8 Acquaintances Friends and Peers 171 | 171 |
Chapter 1 Defining Giftedness 1 | 1 |
Chapter 2 Characteristics of Gifted Children 11 | 11 |
Chapter 3 Communication The Key to Relationships 31 | 31 |
Chapter 4 Motivation Enthusiasm and Underachievement 57 | 57 |
Chapter 5 Establishing Discipline and Teaching SelfManagement 85 | 85 |
Chapter 6 Intensity Perfectionism and Stress 117 | 117 |
Chapter 7 Idealism Unhappiness and Depression 151 | 151 |
Chapter 8 Acquaintances Friends and Peers 171 | 171 |
Chapter 9 Family Relationships Siblings and Only Children 195 | 195 |
Chapter 10 Values Traditions and Uniqueness 215 | 215 |
Chapter 11 Complexities of Successful Parenting 233 | 233 |
Chapter 12 Children Who Are TwiceExceptional 251 | 251 |
Chapter 13 How Schools Identify Gifted Children 273 | 273 |
Chapter 14 Finding a Good Educational Fit 291 | 291 |
Chapter 15 Finding Professional Help 315 | 315 |
Dedication iii | xv |
Chapter 9 Family Relationships Siblings and Only Children 195 | 195 |
Chapter 10 Values Traditions and Uniqueness 215 | 215 |
Chapter 11 Complexities of Successful Parenting 233 | 233 |
Chapter 12 Children Who Are TwiceExceptional 251 | 251 |
Chapter 13 How Schools Identify Gifted Children 273 | 273 |
Chapter 14 Finding a Good Educational Fit 291 | 291 |
Chapter 15 Finding Professional Help 315 | 315 |
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A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children James T. Webb,Janet L. Gore,Edward R. Amend No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2007 |
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