Davidson Gifted Blog
Helping Gifted Children Handle Cooperation and Competition
This Tips for Parents article authored by Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD is from a seminar she hosted for Young Scholar families. She highlights some of the key challenges that gifted children face related to cooperation…
Intensity, Anxiety & Depression – The Dark Side of Giftedness
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Tracy Cross, who provides advice for parents of students exhibiting traits of anxiety and depression. Author: Cross, T. Organization: Davidson Institute Year: 2011…
Living With Intensity – Overexcitabilities in Profoundly Gifted Children
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Dr. Susan Daniels. She began the seminar by addressing the complex nature of the gifted child and provided the Columbus Group (1991) definition…
Fostering The Social And Emotional Development Of Gifted Children Through Guided Viewing Of Film
Teachers of gifted elementary school students seek strategies appropriate for fostering healthy social and emotional development in children. The authors propose guided viewing of film as a strategy through which teachers and counselors may…
Helping GT Kids Understand Their Emotions through Effective Emotional Coaching
This Tips for Parents article is authored by Christine Fonseca based on a seminar she hosted for Young Scholar families. She provides advice on helping gifted students identify and deal with their emotions. Gifted…
Cyberbullying and Sexting: Technology Abuses of the 21st Century
Bullying, and being bullied, has a long history in schools. How does giftedness relate to bullying and being bullied? The Internet and other technology-related devices are particularly suited to nonviolent types of bullying such…
Gifted Adolescents and Depression
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Dr. Tracy Cross, who discusses concepts involving gifted adolescents and depression. He also provides a number of resources for further information. Author: Cross,…
When your child’s second exceptionality is emotional: Looking beyond psychiatric diagnosis
Written by Barbara Probst, this article covers the second exceptionality typically not thought of when discussing twice-exceptionality – one that is emotional, social or behavioral related. Author: Probst, B. Publication: 2e Newsletter Year: January…
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