Full Description
Help gifted children realize they're not alone, they're not "weird," and being smart is a bonus, not a burden. Based on a survey of 1,000 gifted kids, this retitled edition of the classic Gifted Kids' Survival Guide is fully updated with the latest research. Readers learn how to cope with high expectations, perfectionism, labels, bullying, friendships, and more. Upbeat, informative, friendly, and compact, The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids is a must for young gifted children. At a time when many school gifted programs are scaling back, it's more important than ever for kids to have this essential guide to growing up gifted.
Survival Guides for Kids
Helping Kids Help Themselves®
Straightforward, friendly, and loaded with practical advice, the Free Spirit Survival Guides for Kids give kids the tools they need to not only survive, but thrive. With plenty of realistic examples and bright illustrations, they are accessible, encouraging, kid-friendly, and even life-changing.
Contents
Welcome to The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids
About This Book
5 Things GTs Need to Succeed
Chapter 1: What It Means to Be Gifted
4 Fast Facts About GT
G v. T
The Many Sides of Intelligence
Whiz Quiz: What Are Your Strong Smarts?
Mythbusters
Chapter 2: Life as a Gifted Kid: What's It Really Like?
8 Great Gripes of GT Kids
8 Big Benefits of Being GT
When Did You Know?
Too Many Labels
Chapter 3: YMIGT?
Meet Your GT Brain
Nature & Nurture
Will I Always Be GT?
What If I Don't Want to Be GT—Can I Change?
Chapter 4: GT Programs: What Works, What Doesn't, & What You Can Do About It
What Is a GT Program?
Who Gets In?
Whiz Quiz: 20 Questions to Identify a GT
Who Might Get Left Out?
How's Your Program?
What If There's No GT Program?
Chapter 5: When School Bores You Out of Your Brain
8 Great Ways to Make Regular School More Cool
Find Other GTs & Take Action!
What If You Hit a Roadblock?
Chapter 6: Perfectionism & Other Pains in the Brain
The Perfection Infection (& Cure)
Whiz Quiz: Are You a Perfectionist?
What's the Big Deal About Self-Esteem?
The Great (or Not-So-Great) Gender Gap
What to Do When You're Freakishly Frantic or Down in the Dumps
Chapter 7: Social Smarts
What Are Friends & Where Do You Find Them?
Friendship Fiascos & Fixes
The Trouble with Teasing & How to Cope
What If the Teasing Becomes Bullying?
Chapter 8: Family Frustrations, Family Fun
Great Expectations
When You're So Busy You Can't See Straight
Siblings: Pests or Pals?
Chapter 9: Great Brain Power
Whiz Quiz: Brain Boost or Brain Drain?
Witty Web Sites
Brainy Books
Vexing Video Games
Chapter 10: Freedom to Be GT
Know Your Rights
Get Your Rights
A Few Final Words
GT Resources
Web Sites
Contests & Competitions
GT Survey
Sources for GT Facts
Index
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