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Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children provides a humorous, engaging, and encouraging look at raising gifted children today. James R. Delisle, Ph.D., offers practical, down-to-earth advice that will cause parents to reexamine the ways they perceive and relate to their children.
Dr. Delisle puts forward 10 tips to parents of gifted children—ideas that reflect attitude and approach and allow for introspection and change, rather than quick, do-it-tonight solutions. Some topics of interest include understanding a child's giftedness, working with the school system, dealing with perfectionism in gifted kids, and being adult role models for children. Along the way, stories from gifted children and their parents provide insight into the lives of these individuals.
What sets this book apart from other books for parents of gifted kids is its expansion beyond mere platitudes. Dr. Delisle's tips go beyond the basics, focusing on attitude, reflection, and subtle changes, rather than specific, cookie-cutter recipes for action. The 10 tips suggested and expanded upon in this book include:
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Author James Delisle, Ph.D., talks candidly about his experiences with parenting and teaching gifted kids, and how he used those experiences to write Parenting Gifted Kids. This interview offers a personal, insightful look into the life of one of the nation's most popular experts on gifted children. To read a transcript of his interview, click here.
"Understanding What Giftedness Is . . . And What It Is Not," is an engaging, interesting excerpt from Parenting Gifted Kids. This chapter looks at the many viewpoints, conceptions, and definitions of giftedness that exist. To read this sample chapter, click here
Dr. Delisle puts forward 10 tips to parents of gifted children—ideas that reflect attitude and approach and allow for introspection and change, rather than quick, do-it-tonight solutions. Some topics of interest include understanding a child's giftedness, working with the school system, dealing with perfectionism in gifted kids, and being adult role models for children. Along the way, stories from gifted children and their parents provide insight into the lives of these individuals.
What sets this book apart from other books for parents of gifted kids is its expansion beyond mere platitudes. Dr. Delisle's tips go beyond the basics, focusing on attitude, reflection, and subtle changes, rather than specific, cookie-cutter recipes for action. The 10 tips suggested and expanded upon in this book include:
- understanding what giftedness is . . . and what it is not;
- understanding the differences between gifted kids and their agemates;
- understanding the personality traits of gifted kids, including overexcitabilities;
- taking charge of your child's education;
- understanding the issue of perfectionism in gifted kids;
- examining social nuances and myths related to giftedness;
- examining the similarities parents share with their gifted children;
- setting reasonable goals;
- helping gifted children make a difference in the lives of others; and
- remembering that gifted children are kids first and gifted second.
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Read an Interview With the Author
Author James Delisle, Ph.D., talks candidly about his experiences with parenting and teaching gifted kids, and how he used those experiences to write Parenting Gifted Kids. This interview offers a personal, insightful look into the life of one of the nation's most popular experts on gifted children. To read a transcript of his interview, click here.
Check Out a Sample Chapter From This Book
"Understanding What Giftedness Is . . . And What It Is Not," is an engaging, interesting excerpt from Parenting Gifted Kids. This chapter looks at the many viewpoints, conceptions, and definitions of giftedness that exist. To read this sample chapter, click here
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Highly recommended for parents of gifted (and very bright) kids, April 23 2007
By Lena - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Gifted Children (Paperback)
Not really the book that I have expected, but it ended up being better than I expected.The author analyzes different types of giftedness, gives many real life examples and quotes, talks about gifted adults - something that I haven't encountered yet in this type of literature - and in general helps to change your general attitude towards giftedness. For me, the attitude change (not "ten tips..."!) is the factor that makes easier to deal with many related to giftedness issues (academic, social, emotional). Just two examples of what turned out to be really helpful for me:
- list of phrases that most of us use all the time with gifted kids, but that should be avoided ("You are so smart, I expected better from you" - this is my favourite - unfortunately!)
- reference to couple of books "Philosophy for kids" and advice how to deal with questions of this type (again, how do YOU answer the question "Why does God allow murder?" from 6-years old?)
Highly recommended for all parents of gifted kids - and even more, for parents who are not sure whether their kids are gifted.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
original approach, Mar 6 2008
By MaggieS - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Gifted Children (Paperback)
How happy I was to get a new perspective on the gifted parenting issue. Instead of a book merely listing the characteristics of gifted kids and the problems they face, this offered some new points. The included "Gifted Children Speak Out" section at the end of every chapter was very insightful and put everything I was reading in perspective; all the advice in the world can't substitute for honest feelings given directly from the children themselves. I also really enjoyed the chapter on giftedness in adults. It was helpful both as a way for the reader to reflect on and remember his or her own gifted childhood, and as a reminder that our children are going to grow up, with characteristics that continue to affect them in adult life. Finally, the resource section at the back was full of schools, journals, web sites and other places to find additional information and support. Overall, a very thourough and insightful book.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Highly recommended reading, especially to all new parents of a gifted child, May 4 2006
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Gifted Children (Paperback)
Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips For Raising Happy And Successful Children by James R. Delisle (Professor of Gifted Education at Kent State University) is an informative and "parent friendly" reference for enabling a truly gifted child to expressively and productively achieve their life goals, develop sound character, and general enjoy their life. Examining overly excitable children, the type of gift granted to each child, working with the school system, dealing with perfectionist children, being a positive role model, building a child's character, and helping kids achieve their set goals and dreams, Parenting Gifted Kids is very highly recommended reading, especially to all new parents of a gifted child.
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