When Gifted
Kids Don’t Have All the Answers:
How to Meet Their Social and Emotional
Needs
by Jim Delisle, Ph.D., and Judy Galbraith, M.A.
Gifted kids are so much more than test scores and grades. Still, it’s sometimes
difficult to see past all that achievement and potential to the child, adolescent, or teen
who may be filled with anxiety, pressured to be perfect, lonely, alienated, confused, and
unsure of what the future might bring.
This book offers proven, practical suggestions for encouraging social and emotional growth
among gifted, talented, and creative children and youth. The authors explain what
giftedness means, how gifted kids are identified, and how we might improve the
identification process.
Then they take a close-up look at gifted kids from the inside out (their self-image and
self-esteem) and the outside in (challenges to their well-being from their family, school,
peers, and society in general). They present ways to help gifted underachievers,
perfectionists, and those who are bored in school, ways to advocate for gifted education,
and ways to create a supportive environment for all gifted students. The final chapter
explains how teachers can make it safe to be smart by creating the gifted-friendly
classroom.
ORDER CODE: FS732B
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