There is a common, persistent myth in education: “Don’t worry about the gifted kids; they’ll do fine on their own.” On the surface, it makes sense. These are the…
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The Loneliest Playground: What Parents of Gifted Children Secretly Need
If you are parenting a gifted child, you’ve probably learned to keep quiet at the playground. When other parents are venting about their kids refusing to eat vegetables…
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The Outlier Playground: Friendship and Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Kids
We often celebrate the cognitive achievements of gifted children—the early reading, the complex math, the rapid-fire trivia. But behind that bright intellect is a deeply sensitive, intense, and…