Parenting a gifted and/or twice-exceptional child is a wild ride. In order to best support and educate your child, it is important to do your research, find a tribe, and grow your support network. It can feel like a lonely venture, but please know you are not alone. Today, I’m sharing some of the best gifted resources out there. These are the sites, books, and articles that helped me on this unexpected journey. When you are finished reading, I’d love for you to share your favorites!
Parenting Gifted? You Need to Bookmark these Helpful Resources
It can be completely overwhelming to start a journey with your gifted child, but it is so important to research giftedness and twice exceptional learners if you want to determine the best educational path for your child.
Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Resources on the Web
The following sites have been my go-to spots for the best gifted resources on the internet:
- Davidson Institute for Talent Development
- Gifted Homeschoolers Forum
- Hoagies’ Gifted Education Page
- National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
- PG Retreat
- Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
- The TAG Project: Families of the Talented and Gifted
Helpful Giftedness/Twice Exceptional Resources
Here are some of my favorite gifted resources to help you on your family’s journey.
- Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children: A Parent’s Complete Guide by Barbara Jackson Gilman (**My favorite book for parents who have gifted children in the school system.)
- A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students by Nicholas Colangelo, Susan G. Assouline, and Miraca Gross (**My top read for ANYONE interested in gifted learners.)
- A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by James T. Webb
- Different Minds: Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits by Deidre V. Lovecky
- Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings by Christine Fonseca
- Exceptionally Gifted Children by Miraca U. M. Gross (**This is my favorite book for understanding the exceptionally and profoundly gifted.)
- Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds by Jan Davidson
- Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of Children at School and at Home by Barbara Clark
- Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers by James T. Webb
- Living with Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults by Susan Daniels
- Making the Choice: When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child of the Twice Exceptional Student by Corin Barsily Goodwin
- Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses ofGifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger’s, Depression, and Other Disorders by James T. Webb
- Off the Charts: Asynchrony and the Gifted Child edited by
- On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children by Tracy Cross
- Raising A Gifted Child: A Parenting Success Handbook by Carol Fertig
- Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka (*My top read for parents of children with sensory “stuff”)
- The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids: For Ages 10 and Under by Judy Galbraith
- 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids: The Ultimate Handbook by Christine Fonseca
- 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options by Deborah Ruf
Homeschooling Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Children
Homeschool gifted and twice-exceptional children can be fun, I promise! Here are some gifted resources for homeschool families.
- Creative Homeschooling: A Guide for Smart Families by Lisa Rivero
- Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners by Lori McWilliam Pickert
- Making the Choice: When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child of the Twice Exceptional Student by Corin Barsily Goodwin
- Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School by Judith Wynn Halstead
- The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
- The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12 by Linda Dobson
Fantastic Resources for Parents
Here are some of my absolute favorite books for parents… all parents!
- Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
- Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne
- Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School by Judith Wynn Halstead
- The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
Articles for Parents of Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Children
Feeling alone? These articles will help:
- 100 Words of Wisdom by Linda Kreger Silverman
- I noticed your child by Wendy Sheard
- Is it a Cheetah by Stephanie S. Tolan
- Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children by James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss, Paul Beljan, F. Richard
- Profoundly Gifted Guilt by Jim Delisle
- Small Poppies: Highly Gifted Children in the Early Years by M. Gross
Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Posts from My Little Poppies
- Asynchronous Development and the Gifted Child
- Giftedness: To Test or Not to Test
- Gifted Overexcitabilities: OEs IRL
- Gifted Hindsight is 20/20
- Academic Acceleration and the Gifted Child
- Profoundly Gifted Guilt
- I See You, Poppy Parent
- 10 Ways to Foster Emotional Intelligence at Home
- I’m Sensitive. What’s Your Superpower
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Social Issues and Asynchronous Kids
- Perfectionism, Fear of Failure, and the Gifted Child
- When it Feels Like Worry is Winning
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