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How to Help a Gifted Child Succeed

By Lisa Van Gemert Leave a Comment

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If you’ve parented or taught a gifted child, you’ve probably Googled “How to help my gifted child succeed” at least once. Or maybe a million times. Everytime, you’re probably hoping someone has revealed the great secret. I’ve worked with gifted children for decades, and I’m sharing (for free) the best strategies I’ve found. Adaptive Giftedness […]

Filed Under: EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE GIFTED, PARENTING

Teddy Bear Crossing Bear Hunt Signs

By Lisa Van Gemert 2 Comments

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Have you see the cute Bear Hunt movement that’s sweeping the country as kiddos find themselves isolated from peers and normal social interaction? How it works is that neighbors put teddy bears in their windows, and children try to spot the bears. It’s adorable. Want to see some in action in my neighborhood? This Facebook […]

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10 Steps to a Better Parent-School Partnership: Pre-action, not Re-action

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Would you like to build a stronger partnership with your child’s school? If you’re an educator, would you like to consider how to build a stronger partnership with families? When I keynoted the Colorado Association for the Gifted and Talented Conference in Loveland, I attended a session by Lisa Girard with this title. It was […]

Filed Under: ADVOCACY, PARENTING

Trying to Make School Better for Gifted Kids

By Lisa Van Gemert 5 Comments

  Here’s a newsflash: school is not designed for gifted kids. When you recover from the shock, read on. Depending upon who you talk to, school is designed to: Create an educated (and ideally compliant) work force Develop productive citizens Provide free childcare Correct all of the problems created by ineffective families and societies Right […]

Filed Under: ADVOCACY, PARENTING, TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS, TEACHING

3 Doubts Parents Have About Raising Gifted Kids

By Lisa Van Gemert 1 Comment

I’ve never met a parent of any kind of kid who felt that they knew all of the answers. This isn’t a new issue. In the 17th Century John Wilmot said, “Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.” When your child is different […]

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The Importance of Fine Motor Skills

By Lisa Van Gemert Leave a Comment

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Our kids can’t cut. It’s costing us a lot of money. It’s costing them a lot of learning. Normally, I don’t write articles for the website with lots of citation to research, saving that for journal articles. However, I’ve put some in here because I think it’s important to recognize that this isn’t just my […]

Filed Under: PARENTING, TEACHING

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