The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child - Softcover

Yahnke Walker Ph.D., Sally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575421119 ISBN 13: 9781575421117

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

What does it mean to be “gifted”? What’s good—and not so good—about being identified as gifted? How can parents make sure their gifted children get the learning opportunities they need? How can parents cope with the unique challenges gifted kids present? Every parent of a gifted child has questions like these. Since 1991 when we published the original edition of this guide, parents have looked here for answers. Now revised and updated with information about current research and legislation, new examples, new resources (including Web sites), and more, it’s the first place to turn for facts, insights, strategies, and sound advice. You’ll learn what giftedness is (and isn’t), what makes gifted kids so special, how kids are identified as gifted, and why some kids fall through the cracks during the identification process. You’ll discover encouraging, practical tips for living with your gifted child—and handling the endless questions, high energy, and too-smart mouth that often go along with giftedness. You’ll find out how to keep from raising a “nerd,” how to prevent perfectionism, and when to get help. And you’ll learn how to advocate for your child’s education at school and in your state. The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids is for any parent who has ever wondered, “Now what?”

About this title

About the Author:

Sally Yahnke Walker, Ph.D., is a consultant, an educator, an advocate for gifted children, and the Executive Director for the Illinois Association for Gifted Children. She has piloted programs to create a broad-based level of support for talented students in public school districts, provided in-service training for teachers, and facilitated workshops for parents of gifted children.

Review:

“An excellent starting place for a parent with a child recently identified as gifted or a parent seeking to confirm suspicions of giftedness and wondering what to do next.”—Gifted Education Communicator

“Enlightening as well as hopeful.”—Youthworker

“A straightforward, sensible guide...highly recommended.”—Midwest Book Review

Parents Council “Parenting Shelf” 1991

About this edition

• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1575421119
• ISBN 13: 9781575421117
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176