IQ tests measure problem-solving skills and predict academic and job outcomes but miss traits like creativity, motivation, and empathy. They provide a snapshot of abilities and patterns of strengths and weaknesses, useful for identifying hidden giftedness, though precision decreases at very high IQ levels.
Jane Hesslein recounts her long involvement with SENG, describing how a key book shaped her parenting and teaching, led to conference participation, training and presentations, and ultimately board service. She credits SENG for professional growth, community connections, and influencing donations made in her father’s memory.
The piece explains asynchronous development in gifted children: intellectual advancement often outpaces social-emotional growth, causing mismatch with peers and school expectations. Early support—peer groups, understanding adults, and tailored stimulation—can prevent long-term social and emotional harm and help gifted children thrive.
Gifted children are often unrecognized by physicians and mental health professionals, leading to misdiagnosis and unmet needs. Parents must advocate and provide information; specialists and resources (SENG, NAGC, pediatric neuropsychologists) can help. Education for providers and accessible information are essential to improve assessment and care.
Author Nadia Webb describes attending a funeral and addresses readers experiencing suicidal thoughts, offering practical self-care advice: exercise, healthier habits, managing self-talk, seeking supportive therapists, medication guidance, crisis lines, and collecting counterarguments. She emphasizes persistence, small steps, and not evaluating life’s worth in a bleak moment.
An experienced neuropsychologist reflects on inattention, describing everyday forgetfulness and a busy life that complicates organization. She cautions against quick diagnostic labeling or relying solely on medication, urging consideration of context, balance for gifted children, and practical strategies to manage passions and responsibilities.
This post explains adolescent overconfidence and distorted risk perception, noting gifted teens may feel exceptional. It offers parenting strategies: be concise, reflect arguments, avoid personalizing behavior, reduce power struggles (tutors, family therapy) and recommends Dreikur’s Children: The Challenge for managing power-struggles.
