Davidson Gifted Blog
Appropriate Expectations for the Gifted Child
This article by Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E. talks about how parents and educators can expand their children’s education in creative, unconfined ways by seeing eye-to-eye on appropriate educational expectations. Arlene DeVries is author of…
15 Year Review: Parenting Twice-Exceptional Children through Frustration to Success
Originally published 15 years ago, this article on parenting twice-exceptional children is still relevant today. The article covers the meaning of twice-exceptionality, how parents can empower their children, creating a safe home environment, nurturing…
Parenting Gifted Children: Challenges & Tips
Parenting any child comes with its highs and lows, but when raising a gifted child, the highs might look like Mt. Everest and lows like the Mariana Trench! The joys of parenting gifted children…
Tips for Students: Messaging Extraterrestrials
The following article shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. Summary Thanks to the Kepler Telescope, we now know that there are many…
Tips for Parents: Gifted Children’s Friendships
This article is from a seminar hosted by Miraca Gross, who provides a must-read on how parents can help facilitate productive friendships for their gifted children and prevent them from becoming “loners.” Gross stresses…
Twice Exceptional: Definition, Characteristics & Identification
Twice-exceptional students (also known as 2e children or students) are among the most under-identified and underserved population in schools. The reason for this is two-fold: (1) the vast majority of school districts do not…
How can you determine if your baby/toddler is gifted?
We recently received the following message from a parent of a precocious baby: Q: I’m reaching out because I have a 7-month-old baby who, I believe, is gifted. From day one she was very…
Writing and the Profoundly Gifted Child
The following article shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. Our PG kids often amaze us with their precociousness, but we are often…
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