Davidson Gifted Blog
Tools for Practicing Joy and Building Your Emotional Vocabulary
Expanding a child’s emotional vocabulary has been a long-recommended practice in the gifted and twice-exceptional community. These children often experience asynchronous development which may mean feeling intense emotions at a young age with very…
Characteristics of intellectually advanced young people
This brief list offers some common characteristics of highly intelligent young people. Please keep in mind that this list is not comprehensive in that each young person has individual traits and interests. Profoundly gifted…
Tips for Low Stress Holidays for Gifted Families
This year may be quieter than previous holidays as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect families across the country. This may mean that trip to the in-laws’ house is canceled this year, and it…
Helping Your Gifted Child Adjust to Middle School
This article outlines tips for parents of gifted students regarding the transition from elementary school into middle school. Author: Pierson Yecke, C. Publications: Digest of Gifted Research Publisher: Duke University Talent Identification Program Volume: Vol. 7, No. 3…
Avoiding, Reversing & Handling Underachievement in Gifted Students
Today we are revisiting a number of Davidson Gifted “Tips for Parents” articles related to that all-too-common phenomenon in the gifted world – underachievement. Doing Poorly on Purpose: Underachievement and the Quest for Dignity…
The Challenge of Transitions for PG and 2e Profiles
Transitions can be hard for any child, but when you add in the complexities of a profoundly gifted (PG) or twice exceptional (2e) learning profile, the issues with transitions may become more intense. In…
Supporting Emotional Wellness at Home for Gifted and 2e Students
While it is essential to support a child intellectually, it is equally important to nurture a child’s emotional and social life. This is just as true for twice-exceptional students as it is for profoundly…
Keeping Up in the Digital Classroom
One of the ongoing challenges families are facing this school year is how to keep track of and stay on top of class assignments. Classes may be switching between in-person and remote instruction or…
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