A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children by James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Janet L. Gore

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Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge, yet parents of gifted children have few resources for reliable parenting information. The four authors of this award-winning book, who have decades of professional experience with gifted children and their families, provide practical guidance in areas such as: characteristics of gifted children; peer relations; sibling issues; motivation & underachievement; discipline issues; intensity & stress; depression & unhappiness; educational planning; parenting concerns; finding professional help; and much, much more.

Midwest Book Review

Written by the team of James T. Webb, Ph.D., Janet L. Gore, M.Ed., Edward R. Amend, Psy.D. and Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E, A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children is a well-rounded resource written especially for parents and lay readers. Chapters cover the characteristics of gifted children, emotional concerns such as unhappiness and depression, guidelines for aiding gifted children in the social development when they often have more in common with a notably older peer group than children their own age, concerns for 'twice-exceptional' children who are gifted in one area and disadvantaged in another, and much more. Extensive endnotes, references, and an index round out this sensible, 'must-have' for parents of gifted children.

Carol Bainbridge - About.com

The one drawback to the book is that it does not have much discussion on profoundly gifted children. However, A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children is still one of the best books available on parenting gifted children. I truly wish this book had been available when my child was young.

Robert V. Heckel, Ph.D., ABPP - Feedback Magazine

It was a real delight to encounter this work that provides both professionals and parents with guidance, insights and courses of action in providing the gifted children and adolescents with optimum growth experiences. The authors are a savvy and experienced group who have presented an outstanding work that is at once rich in the history and research on the gifted, balanced by practical guidelines extremely valuable to every reader...This work is most valuable, a very worthwhile addition to your library, one to recommend...

What People Are Saying

"I think that this is the best special population parenting book that I have ever seen. The collaboration of authors from different fields is obvious and stellar. The chapter breakdown in the Table of Contents is specific and precise. This book is devised to be a handbook for a challenging job."--(iParenting Media Awards' Reviewer)

Jan Davidson
"This book is destined to become the classic guide for parents of gifted children. The key topics covered are essential ones, and this book provides much wisdom and new information."--(Jan Davidson, Ph.D., Co-founder, Davidson Institute for Talent Development & co-author of Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Minds)

Rand,Whitmore,Schwartz,Joanne
"Parenting is the most important influence on the development of a child yet nowhere do individuals get educated about parenting. Gifted children often can be much more challenging for parents, and without understanding their characteristics and needs, parents can miss the opportunity to help their child learn to understand themselves and make wise choices for their lives. This book is an outstanding resource for parents--one much needed and hopefully will be read by all parents of gifted children."--(Joanne Rand Whitmore Schwartz, Ph.D., Former Dean, College of Education, Kent State University, Kent, OH)

Carolyn K.
"I've said good things about books in the past, and I stand by all my reviews. But if I could rate one book with 6 stars (out of 5) this would be the one. A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children is THE book that all parents of gifted children should read first. And I mean ALL parents, from parents of moderately gifted kids, to parents of exceptionally / profoundly gifted kids, and twice exceptional gifted kids, too."--(Carolyn K. "Mrs. Hoagie", Hoagies' Gifted Education Page)

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