Ten Things to Say to Gifted Children: A Guide to Navigating Common Social-emotional and Academic Concerns

10 Things to Say to Gifted Children is your go-to guide to nurturing bright minds and a sense of growing confidence!

Using short and engaging vignettes, discussion questions, and practical parenting and teaching tips based on decades of research, each easy-to-read chapter dives into key academic and social-emotional issue with which many gifted children struggle, and then provides strategies for how to navigate them. Featuring conversation starters that get at the heart of the issue and “Bridging the Gap” strategies to help parents and teachers become a power team, this book is ideal for anyone who cares about gifted children and wants to promote their healthy academic and social-emotional development.

Whether you are a parent seeking to advocate for your child or a teacher looking to create an enriching classroom environment, this book is a must read you’ll find yourself reaching for again and again.

Nancy N. Heilbronner, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Mercy University where she previously served as Interim Dean and Interim Associate Provost. She taught gifted children (grades K-8) for 10 years before earning her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut. She has authored or co-authored four books and many articles in the field of gifted education and writes from first-hand experience in research, parenting three gifted children, and teaching.