More and more children, like adults, are involved in far too many activities. In this article on Psychology.com's website, David Elkins cautions against over-scheduling your child.
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Tips for Parents by Thomas Greenspon from his seminar “Perfectionism” that ran February 2009. ...
Source: Davidson Young Scholar Seminar
Dr. Thomas Greenspon outlines the dangers of perfectionism for families. Many gifted children, and their parents strive for excellence, in their academic efforts, as well as in the home. Greenspon offers tips on how to take perceived failure in stride, in order to continue to excel. ...
This article by Wendy Roedell points out that although good social adjustment, emotional maturity, and healthy self-concepts are realized by many intellectually gifted children, this same group of children is uniquely vulnerable to a variety of adjustment difficulties. Problems of uneven development, perfectionism, adult expectations, intense sensitivity, self-definition, alienation, inappropriate environments and role conflict are explored. Roedell concludes that the degree of success at these adjustments depends to a great extent on environme ...
In this article, Thomas Greenspon discusses the idea of perfectionism and the impact that it has on today's society. ...
Written by Michael Pyryt, this article provides advice on how to help your gifted child handle perfectionism. ...
Source: Davidson Institute for Talent Development
This article lists excellent strategies for a parent's approach to their child's perfectionism. The 11 tips contained here are based on information gathered during a facilitated discussion with parents of profoundly gifted young people. Also included is a collection of resources on perfectionism. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - A review of Thomas S. Greenspon's book Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - When Gifted Kids Don't Have All The Answers by Jim Delisle and Judy Galbraith explains what giftedness means, how gifted kids are identified, and how we might improve the identification process. Then they take a close-up look at gifted kids from the inside out-their social and emotional needs. Topics include self-image and self-esteem, perfectionism, multipotential, depression, feelings of "differentness," and stress. ...