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06.27.08, 07:37 AM General Topics
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CAn anyone recommend a book that discusses raises a gifted child. Ds is almost 5. thx [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.27.08, 07:37 AM Flag
 

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Hunter'w website has some links and suggestions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:54 AM Flag
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If you go to nypl.org - and search by subject "gifted children" you find many helpful titles. I liked Guiding the gifted child, The gifted child in the classroom, genuis denied (more for infor and mom not child). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:33 AM Flag
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Do most people know that "MENSA" means stupid (female) in Spanish? How does anyone keep a straight face talking about it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 09:57 AM Flag
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Maybe the people in mensa speak Latin rather than Spanish. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 10:02 AM Flag
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but Spanish is latin-based, it might be similar, enlighten me with your prowess [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 10:04 AM Flag
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NP: in Latin, it means table; go figure. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 10:23 AM Flag
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ah, in Spanish table is "mesa." Well, they are related, not the same, lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 10:31 AM Flag
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everyone knows that true intellectuals are not joiners.... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 10:03 AM Flag
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You don't need a book. You raise "gifted" children the same way you raise any other children. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 10:29 AM Flag
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ITA don't make them feel like a freak [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 10:29 AM Flag
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If your dc is EG, "Exceptionally Gifted Children" If not, "Raising Gifted Children" was a great, general book with great tips on handling emotional/social aspect of GCs. www.hoagiesgifted.org has great resources that you don't have to buy at all. You can also go to Davidson Institute's website message board (discussion forums). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 03:16 PM Flag
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unless your gifted kid is curing cancer in the bathtub or splitting the atom between fruit leathers, he or she is just like our gifted kids. just raise the child... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 03:23 PM Flag
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True, but often gifted children can have secondary learning disabilities, or emotional issues that make "just raising" them more of a challenge. If you read hoagiesgifted.org there is plenty of information about the extra challenges that gifted children face and thus the parents as well. Until you have gone through it, it may seem easy to give criticism. Being a gifted child is not a label of elitism...just a piece of information on which to base your philosophy for raising a child. It is not much different than saying my child has diabetes and I'm going to inform myself on how to raise a confident, healthy child who has the challenge of diabetes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 12:55 AM Flag
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NP - being gifted isn't a disability or a challenge, it is a GIFT! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:29 AM Flag
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np: I like you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:57 AM Flag
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Hoagies Gifted website is fantastic...plus they recommend all kinds of books depending on your specific needs. http://hoagiesgifted.org. My HG LKK is now 13 and doing pretty well. I have used this website often for resources, articles, books etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 12:47 AM Flag
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