Gifted advocacyWhat do you think about when you hear those words?Meetings with school administrators?Lobbying to get your gifted child identified?Insisting on ability grouping, enrichment or acceleration?But battling with the schools is not the only place for advocacy; parents find themselves championing the needs of their gifted child wherever they...
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The Top 5 Behaviors that Cause Parents to Lose Their Cool
I have just finished a 5-part series for titled The Top 5 Behaviors that Cause Parents to Lose Their Cool (and what to do about them).Here are the links to view them on the Creative Child Magazine websi...
The $5 Million Embarrassment: What Our Nation Is Not Doing for Its Gifted Kids (guest post with Dr. James Delisle)
Question: What’s a gifted kid worth to the federal government?Answer: Less than the cost of a Happy Meal.I am honored to present a guest posting from esteemed author, professor, and long-standing gifted advocate, Dr. James Delisle. Keep reading...We’re all aware of the enormous sums of money spent to meet the needs of kids with disabilities in our...
Mother's Time Out - Free Telesummit for YOU
Calling all Mothers!Are you having a hard time finding downtime for yourself and your children?Do you sometimes feel a disconnection to your kids and wonder why mothering is not how you imagined?YOU'RE INVITED to take a !It is time. For Mother’s to take a Time Out. Gather, share, learn, reflect, and make some small simple changes to transform...
Dangling Love
Picture this:Sara has been very busy with the children today. She has played in the floor with her toddler, laughing, making memories. They made a car out of a cardboard box in between nursing and caring for her infant as well. The children are well taken care of and happy, but the house... Well the mess from the day's play is lying around when her...
Banish boredom from school for your gifted child
At some point, soon after gifted children start elementary school, something unexpected happens.Boredom strikes.It's not the typical backseat of the car are we there yet, sit through your sister's ballet recital, wait in line with mom at the grocery store boredom. That seems normal, although not without the requisite whining and complaints.No, this...