Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids: Understanding and Guiding Their Development » (1st Edition)

Tracy L. Cross, Ph.D., George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Gifted Studies, is the executive director of the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities and professor of Psychology at Ball State University. Cross has published more than 60 articles in prestigious journals such as the Peabody Journal of Education, Gifted Child Quarterly, and Journal for the Education of the Gifted, numerous book chapters, a coauthored textbook Being Gifted in School: An Introduction to Development, Guidance and Teaching and a supplemental text, On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Students. He is the editor of the Roeper Review and editor emeritus of Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, Research Briefs, and others. Cross has written a column for Gifted Child Today on the social and emotional development of gifted students for 9 years and is the past-president of The Association for the Gifted (TAG) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

Raising happy, successful children is a goal of every parent of gifted children. In this book, the nation's leading authority on the psychology of gifted children offers advice and encouragement for both parents and teachers. In a thoughtful, conversational style, the author offers an in-depth look at the complex social and emotional issues faced by gifted children.

Completely revised and updated since the popular first edition, The Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids tackles important and timely issues dealing with the social and emotional needs of today's gifted children. Dr. Cross uses personal insight with current research to address the experiences of gifted students, how they cope with mixed messages in a constantly changing society, how they manage their way through school and home, and how parents and teachers can help them cope.

The book contains practical suggestions and ideas for guiding and supporting the development of gifted children. This concise, sensitive look at gifted children and their social and emotional world offers unique insights for both teachers and parents who support these special children.