Shari Hill describes SENG-Model Parent Groups (SMPG) as ten-week sessions offering social-emotional support for parents of gifted children. Facilitators guide weekly discussions on topics like communication, intensity, motivation and relationships. Participants build lasting connections, gain insight into their own giftedness, and many groups continue meeting afterward.
Interview covers how to distinguish gifted behaviors from pathology, typical gifted characteristics, risks like perfectionism and misdiagnosis, educational strategies, twice-exceptionality, suicide risk factors, and advice for selecting clinicians knowledgeable about giftedness to ensure proper assessment and interventions.
During the holidays the author contrasts commercial gift-giving with meaningful gifts that nourish spirit. She describes a family tradition of donating time or money to charities to teach gifted children service and awareness. Practical guidelines and charity resources help families choose organizations and involve children.
