The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child @ richardeward.com

The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child
by Sally Yahnke, Ph.D. Walker, Caryn Pernu
from Free Spirit Publishing

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• HELP YOUR KID BE HAPPY: READ "THE DRAMA OF THE GIFTED CHILD"
  As a gifted child, I wish my parents had not understood me as gifted, but understood why I loved being the best at everything, i.e. why it was so important for me, and why I was losing my childhood to it. Not that it is bad to be the best, but it doesn't make our children happy. I wish my parents had helped me break the deep feeling (and illusion) that I was loved when others acknowledged my being gifted...which inevitably came with the deep feeling of doubt about whether I was loved when I was not great. I... more info

• Not Gifted
  While I appreciate the effort, the book can be condensed to a pamphlet of 5 or so pages. The rest is repetitive, puffery, and wasteful. We purchased this book because of a pressing need and, given a sparse number of competitors, it stood out. This work about gift children is not, at all, gifted.

• Great Book!!!
  I am not completely done reading this, but I think this is a must have for any parent of a gifted kid. I would highly recommend this!

• Great for Parents Book Club
  This is a great read for busy parents. The book is easy to follow and answers lots of questions without rhetoric. It touches on key issues that gifted and talented children deal with, how they perceive themselves to be and how they are perceived by others. It explains how a child can be tested, what kinds of programs might be available and how we as parents can help our child get the best possible education. I'm reading this book as part of a Parents of Gifted and Talented Children Book Club. We meet every... more info

Similar Products: