Parent's Guide to Gifted Children » (New Edition)

Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge, yet parents of gifted children have few resources for reliable parenting information. The four authors of this award-winning book, who have decades of professional experience with gifted children and their families, provide practical guidance in areas such as: characteristics of gifted children; peer relations; sibling issues; motivation & underachievement; discipline issues; intensity & stress; depression & unhappiness; educational planning; parenting concerns; finding professional help; and much, much more.

Midwest Book Review

Written by the team of James T. Webb, Ph.D., Janet L. Gore, M.Ed., Edward R. Amend, Psy.D. and Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E, A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children is a well-rounded resource written especially for parents and lay readers. Chapters cover the characteristics of gifted children, emotional concerns such as unhappiness and depression, guidelines for aiding gifted children in the social development when they often have more in common with a notably older peer group than children their own age, concerns for 'twice-exceptional' children who are gifted in one area and disadvantaged in another, and much more. Extensive endnotes, references, and an index round out this sensible, 'must-have' for parents of gifted children.

Dedication
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Defining Giftedness
Chapter 2. Characteristics of Gifted Children
Chapter 3. Communications: The Key to Relationships
Chapter 4: Motivation, Enthusiasm, and Underachievement
Chapter 5: Establishing Discipline and Teaching Self-Management
Chapter 6: Intensity, Perfectionism, and Stress
Chapter 7: Idealism, Unhappiness, and Depression
Chapter 8: Acquaintances, Friends, and Peers
Chapter 9: Family Relationships: Siblings and Only Children
Chapter 10: Values, Traditions, and Uniqueness
Chapter 11: Complexities of Successful Parenting
Chapter 12: Children Who Are Twice-Exceptional
Chapter 13: How Schools Identify Gifted Children
Chapter 14: Finding a Good Educational Fit
Chapter 15: Finding Professional Help
Endnotes
Appendix A. Resources
Appendix B. Suggested Readings
References
Index
About the Authors