Ten Things to Say to Gifted Children - A Guide to Navigating Common Social-Emotional and Academic Concerns

10 Things to Say to Gifted Children is your go-to guide to nurturing bright minds and a sense of growing confidence!

List of contents

1. Introduction Part 1: Motivating Gifted Students 2. You've Got This! Setting the Stage to Motivate Gifted Students 3. Stay in the Struggle: Developing Persistence through Goal-setting and a Growth Mindset 4. It Gets Better If You Try: Managing Students' Expectations of Success and Failure Part 2: Promoting Gifted Students' Interests and Creativity 5. Find Your Passion: Helping Gifted Students Find Their Interests 6. Pick a Path: Helping Students Deal with Multipotentiality 7. Please Color Outside the Lines: Encouraging Creativity in Gifted Students Part 3: Guiding Students Socially and Emotionally 8. No One is Perfect: Helping Gifted Students Manage Perfectionism 9. Take a Deep Breath: Helping Gifted Students Cope with Anxiety and Fear 10. Do You Have True Friends? Guiding Gifted Students as They Make Friends Part 4: Becoming an Advocate 11. I'm There for You: Becoming an Advocate for Gifted Students and for Gifted Education 12. Conclusion

About the author

Nancy N. Heilbronner, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Mercy University where she previously served as Interim Dean and Interim Associate Provost. She taught gifted children (grades K-8) for 10 years before earning her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut. She has authored or co-authored four books and many articles in the field of gifted education and writes from first-hand experience in research, parenting three gifted children, and teaching.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Heilbronner
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032852423
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3285242-3
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; EDUCATION / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, EDUCATION / Parent Participation, EDUCATION / Special Education / Gifted, Psychotherapy, Politics & government, Educational administration and organization, Politics and government, School/community relations & school/home relations