Dabrowski's Overexcitabilities

Gifted children are often prone to sensitivities and being extra sensory. This is a great article to start you thinking about whether this sounds familiar at your home or workplace.

The five areas identified are:

• Psychomotor
• Sensual
• Intellectual
• Imaginational
• Emotional

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is gaining popularity at the moment and simply put means being present in the moment with openness and curiosity. This is a useful reading from the Institute of Educational Advancement that explores the concept of mindfulness and how this can be a very useful tool for gifted students.

Things Parents of Gifted Children Should Know

While this blog post comes from America the message is equally pertinent to New Zealand. The writer is a clinical psychologist, advocate, consultant and parent of gifted children. It is a fantastic summary for parents of gifted children.

Let Our Children Shine

Came across this post about child geniuses, very inspiring.