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How Can I Improve My Gifted Child’s Resilience?

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As parents, we naturally want to prevent our children from experiencing extreme adversity, but, try as we might, there is only so much we can do to keep them safe. Gifted children are often in educational situations that heighten their risk for adjustment problems because they have limited access to others with similar interests, ability, and drive or because they are not sufficiently challenged. The differences in their abilities and their heightened sensitivities can contribute to these … [Read more...] about How Can I Improve My Gifted Child’s Resilience?

September 9, 2016 | Filed Under: Social & Emotional Tagged With: depression, parenting, resilience

Promoting Resilience

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As parents, we naturally want to prevent our children from experiencing extreme adversity, but, try as we might, there is only so much we can do to keep them safe. The world sometimes is an unsafe place, and for many children it is increasingly dangerous. Yet many children beat the odds. At least one in four is resilient, or able to achieve social competence and emotional health in spite of a history of acute or chronic stress. … [Read more...] about Promoting Resilience

August 6, 2004 | Filed Under: Social & Emotional Tagged With: book review, parenting, resilience

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