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This Is Your Brain On Giftedness
You have peculiar sensitivities, unruly anxieties, and effervescent expectations. Right? Next time someone asks you what giftedness and rainforest-mindedness is, you say this. After all, a rainforest is kind of peculiar, unruly, and effervescent. Of course, you can add the big-hearted compassion. Vast, deep, bold intelligence. Unparalleled curiosity. But, depending on who you are talking…
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Will My Gifted Kid Ever Be Truly Happy?
It’s complicated. Your children think, feel, analyze, imagine, worry, debate, empathize and perceive more than average kiddos. That’s life in the rainforest mind. MOREness. And, with super high standards, high expectations and a tendency to keep raising the bar, there’s not much time to appreciate an accomplishment before they’re onto the next thing. Add to that a…
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Advice for your Sensitive Soul
You will never be normal. And this is good. You have too much compassion. Too much awareness. Too much curiosity. Too much emotion. Too much thinking. Too much intelligence. You have an uncontrollable thirst to know. You live with ethical standards that seem excessive to others. You strive for a perfection that only Nature understands. Your heart breaks when you…
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Most Popular Post of 2014 — If I’m So Smart Why Am I So Dumb?
People may have told you that you were smart. But you may not feel smart. Why? Because you graduated from college with a 2.65 grade point average after changing your major 5 times. Why? Because you never finish any of the projects you start. Why? Because you can’t decide what color to paint the bedroom…
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Your Child Is Gifted–Let The Worries Begin
You’ve been told that you have a gifted child. You think you ought to be happy. A gifted child. People say parenting this kid should be a breeze. But instead of celebrating, you’re freaking out. Your What-If-Brain goes wild. What if I can’t answer all of his questions? What if she hates school? What if he gets bullied? What…
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Gifted Shmifted–The Sequel
After thirty+ years hanging around with gifted kids and adults, first as a teacher, now as a counselor and consultant, I still stutter when I try to define g-g-giftedness.There’s so much confusion, complexity and controversy over what giftedness actually is. It’s pretty overwhelming. People often talk about it in terms of achievement, talent or “paths…
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