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'Gifted Children' is a lively and informative exploration of the mystery of the gifted mind and the social and emotional needs of gifted children and their families. The authors give an insight into what is 'normal' for gifted children, acknowledge the difficulties they experience, and offer pointers for parents on how to support them at home, in the interaction with siblings and other family members, and at school. The authors identify self-acceptance and communication with others as key skills for gifted children, whose exceptional abilities in fields ranging from music and maths to linguistics and art are often complicated by poor social skills, dyslexia or other difficulties. This excellent book, written by counsellors who are also parents with first hand knowledge of living and working with gifted children, is an accessible and positive guide full of constructive advice and encouragement for other parents. It includes practical information, such as useful contact details, as well as opportunities for reflection.
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Each of the authors counselled gifted children and their families for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), before it closed in 2005. They all have first-hand experience either of being gifted children themselves or being parents or grandparents of gifted children.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'Gifted Children' is written by a group of people who previously worked together for many years as volunteer counsellors for the National Association for Gifted Children in the UK.
This is the book that we needed when our children were younger. Our babies were not born with labels on their foreheads, "Gifted - Handle With Care". We were often not even sure that our children were gifted, afraid to admit they might be, and struggling to believe that we really knew them better than anyone else. What we did know was that our children seemed different from most others, and that this made us feel different too. In our isolation we had no idea that our experiences were quite normal for the families of gifted children: that we were part of a scattered community of people-like-us. It is the companionship of this community which our book hopes to provide: the reassurance that the parents, grandparents and other carers of gifted children are not on their own, that they do know their own children best, and that it is possible to find a comfortable place for giftedness in their family lives.
Our subject matter is inevitably biased towards the problems that gifted children can face. Of course this should not be taken to imply that all gifted children will face all, or even any, of these problems. It is simply that their needs are brought mostly sharply into focus by the difficulties that some do encounter. There is also plenty here about the joys and advantages of being gifted or of having a gifted child, but the brutal fact is that there would be no book if that were the only side of the story. The positives are genuine and numerous, but the negatives are what provided the impetus for writing a book to support the families of gifted children.
Our aims in writing it are to help gifted children, their families and carers (including grown-up gifted children) to learn more about what is typical or normal for gifted and talented children, to shatter some of the myths about these children and their parents, to enhance their awareness of the emotional impact of giftedness, and thus to enable gifted children and their families to live more comfortably with their giftedness, shifting their focus from its challenges to its rewards and possibilities.
We hope very much that our book might act as a primer, not only as an introduction to the subject of gifted children, but also in detonating a great explosion of confidence in parents to ask for their gifted children's needs to be met, to live more comfortably with giftedness in their family lives and to resist the pressure to deny that part of themselves or their children.
Finally, in the light of a review below, it may be helpful to know that this book was written by 10 British people and published in the UK - so it's unlikely to feel very American!
This is the book that we needed when our children were younger. Our babies were not born with labels on their foreheads, "Gifted - Handle With Care". We were often not even sure that our children were gifted, afraid to admit they might be, and struggling to believe that we really knew them better than anyone else. What we did know was that our children seemed different from most others, and that this made us feel different too. In our isolation we had no idea that our experiences were quite normal for the families of gifted children: that we were part of a scattered community of people-like-us. It is the companionship of this community which our book hopes to provide: the reassurance that the parents, grandparents and other carers of gifted children are not on their own, that they do know their own children best, and that it is possible to find a comfortable place for giftedness in their family lives.
Our subject matter is inevitably biased towards the problems that gifted children can face. Of course this should not be taken to imply that all gifted children will face all, or even any, of these problems. It is simply that their needs are brought mostly sharply into focus by the difficulties that some do encounter. There is also plenty here about the joys and advantages of being gifted or of having a gifted child, but the brutal fact is that there would be no book if that were the only side of the story. The positives are genuine and numerous, but the negatives are what provided the impetus for writing a book to support the families of gifted children.
Our aims in writing it are to help gifted children, their families and carers (including grown-up gifted children) to learn more about what is typical or normal for gifted and talented children, to shatter some of the myths about these children and their parents, to enhance their awareness of the emotional impact of giftedness, and thus to enable gifted children and their families to live more comfortably with their giftedness, shifting their focus from its challenges to its rewards and possibilities.
We hope very much that our book might act as a primer, not only as an introduction to the subject of gifted children, but also in detonating a great explosion of confidence in parents to ask for their gifted children's needs to be met, to live more comfortably with giftedness in their family lives and to resist the pressure to deny that part of themselves or their children.
Finally, in the light of a review below, it may be helpful to know that this book was written by 10 British people and published in the UK - so it's unlikely to feel very American!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are the parent of a gifted child, or a child that you suspect may be gifted, then you really should take a look at this book.
This book is written by people who are parents to gifted children themselves, and it shows. Whilst having a gifted child in the family is something amazing, it can also present many challenges and can be very isolating. It is in its coverage of these areas where, for me, the book stood out. Our little boy was quite obviously gifted from a very young age - great we thought! However, as he grew older, and particularly when starting school, we suddenly realised that giftedness really can be a double edged sword for some. Our son has suffered from a few of the more common challenges that are sometimes faced by gifted children such as social problems, where they struggle to identify with and gel with their peer group and frustration and/or boredom at school. As parents, we have also faced the problem of how to best help our child when it was obvious that school, as it stood, was not working for him and it was this that left us feeling incredibly alienated. It is possible to begin to really question yourself when you are simply labelled a "pushy parent"! Ultimately it was this that led me to take my son to an Educational Psychologist for assessment and, it was whilst I was in the waiting room that I came across this book.
I cannot begin to explain the relief that I felt whilst reading this book. I didn't realise just how isolated I had felt as, apart from very close family, we don't talk about our son's abilities at all because it is very easy for people to misunderstand and think you are boastful. So much of this book applied to us - it could have almost been written with our family in mind - and it was great to know that others have been through this before and that what we are experiencing is "normal". Obviously not every gifted child and their family will experience difficulties relating to their giftedness, but unfortunately a lot do and this book offers simple, practical advice...as well as the knowledge that you're actually not alone in this. There are lots of case studies included, which I found illustrated the points very well and there are also lots of references to give you an idea of where to start looking for further information on certain topics, and who you can contact. The section on problems with school, and advice on how to deal with them, has proved invaluable for us and thanks to this book we are setting out upon this new school year with a lot more hope than we expected to. It is possible to browse some of the book up above and see what the chapters cover. However, as an example of what the book covers there are chapters on: "What is normal for a gifted child?"; "Giftedness in the family"; "Giftedness and schools"; "Gifted children with special needs"; "Gifted adolescents"...and lots more.
Of course, reading this book doesn't mean that having a gifted child will suddenly become easy, or challenge free. However, it may well give you some ideas as to how best to tackle any challenges that present themselves and how to embrace the positives that having a gifted child can bring. Highly recommended!
This book is written by people who are parents to gifted children themselves, and it shows. Whilst having a gifted child in the family is something amazing, it can also present many challenges and can be very isolating. It is in its coverage of these areas where, for me, the book stood out. Our little boy was quite obviously gifted from a very young age - great we thought! However, as he grew older, and particularly when starting school, we suddenly realised that giftedness really can be a double edged sword for some. Our son has suffered from a few of the more common challenges that are sometimes faced by gifted children such as social problems, where they struggle to identify with and gel with their peer group and frustration and/or boredom at school. As parents, we have also faced the problem of how to best help our child when it was obvious that school, as it stood, was not working for him and it was this that left us feeling incredibly alienated. It is possible to begin to really question yourself when you are simply labelled a "pushy parent"! Ultimately it was this that led me to take my son to an Educational Psychologist for assessment and, it was whilst I was in the waiting room that I came across this book.
I cannot begin to explain the relief that I felt whilst reading this book. I didn't realise just how isolated I had felt as, apart from very close family, we don't talk about our son's abilities at all because it is very easy for people to misunderstand and think you are boastful. So much of this book applied to us - it could have almost been written with our family in mind - and it was great to know that others have been through this before and that what we are experiencing is "normal". Obviously not every gifted child and their family will experience difficulties relating to their giftedness, but unfortunately a lot do and this book offers simple, practical advice...as well as the knowledge that you're actually not alone in this. There are lots of case studies included, which I found illustrated the points very well and there are also lots of references to give you an idea of where to start looking for further information on certain topics, and who you can contact. The section on problems with school, and advice on how to deal with them, has proved invaluable for us and thanks to this book we are setting out upon this new school year with a lot more hope than we expected to. It is possible to browse some of the book up above and see what the chapters cover. However, as an example of what the book covers there are chapters on: "What is normal for a gifted child?"; "Giftedness in the family"; "Giftedness and schools"; "Gifted children with special needs"; "Gifted adolescents"...and lots more.
Of course, reading this book doesn't mean that having a gifted child will suddenly become easy, or challenge free. However, it may well give you some ideas as to how best to tackle any challenges that present themselves and how to embrace the positives that having a gifted child can bring. Highly recommended!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Very good book. Tends to repeat itself in parts, but the summary at the end of each chapter is helpful in deciphering a course of action in recognising and communicating your child's abilities, especially with their school.
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