Redefining Giftedness for a New Century: Shifting the Paradigm

Redefining Giftedness for a New Century: Shifting the Paradigm By National Association for Gifted Children “Gifted individuals are those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude (defined as an exceptional ability to reason and learn) or competence (documented performance or achievement in top 10% or rarer) in one or more domains. Domains include any structured area … Continue reading →

Sex and the Highly Gifted Adolescent

Talent Development: Sex and the Highly Gifted Adolescent by Annette Revel Sheely “Many parents find it difficult to acknowledge their adolescent’s emerging sexuality. Yet they are the very people who can be most influential in guiding their teen towards a positive adult sexuality. In any family, this emergence can be quite a challenge. For families with … Continue reading →

Sex and the Highly Gifted Adolescent

HG Adolescent: Sex and the Highly Gifted Adolescent by Stephanie S. Tolan “Little has been written about gifted adolescents and sexuality. In a recent text on the gifted adolescent (Bireley and Genshaft, 1991), there is so little discussion of the subject that one might assume from it that gifted adolescents are the only adolescents on … Continue reading →

Intelligence isn’t as important as you think

Mempowered: Intelligence isn’t as important as you think by Fiona McPherson Intelligence is only one of many factors that explain individual differences in academic performance. Conscientiousness, in particular Dutifulness, Achievement motivation, and Self-discipline, is another very important factor. Intellectual Curiosity, which is related to both intelligence and conscientiousness, is a third. More surprisingly, Greed Avoidance also … Continue reading →

You Know Your Child Is Gifted When…

You Know Your Child Is Gifted When… A Beginner´s Guide to Life on the Bright Side. by Judy Galbraith, M. A. “You know your child is gifted when . . . your five-year-old gives you permission to use the dictionary during Scrabble. Or your eight-year-old solves your computer problems. Parenting a gifted child can be … Continue reading →

Being Smart Didn´t Matter

Aspie writer: Being Smart Didn´t Matter Twice Exceptional/2E by Aspie writer “I did not have to work hard for my grades for the most part. If I needed to learn something, and I was interested in it, all I had to do was read. If I read the book, the information was usually branded onto … Continue reading →

How Smart is my Child?

Educational Options: How Smart is my Child? by Deborah L. Ruf, PhD, 2010 In this article, Dr. Ruf presents a five level rough guide to distinguish how intelligently gifted your child might be. It is paramount to know that highly gifted children might be asynchronous and the traits presented in each level might be overlapping … Continue reading →

Kinasyndromet

Kinasyndromet Av Jan Terje Bakler Denne artikkelen har vært på trykk i Aftenbladet og MensaNytt i kortere former. Den gjengis her i sin helhet. I 1979 kom en film som skremte vannet av meg, og angivelig også resten av den vestlige verden. Kinasyndromet (The China Syndrome) forestilte historien om et atomanlegg som opplever en krise. … Continue reading →

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

The Kids Coach: Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child by Naomi Richards “I hope I am not making an assumption here but we all want to raise our children to be emotionally intelligent right? As parents we want them to be able to handle or cope with their emotions and deal with problems they face in a mature … Continue reading →

My Little Einstein

Salon.com: My Little Einstein by Thea Sullivan “At 5, Jack is already smarter than I am. How do you give a kid a normal childhood, when his brain is so advanced? Like a lot of first-timers, my husband, Brian, and I went into parenthood with a plan. Ours was to give Jack an unhurried childhood (though Jack … Continue reading →