A Mindfulness Quiz

For anyone involved in academics, at any level, this is the crazy-busy time of the year. I’m trying to stay mindful these last few weeks of the term in the midst of grading and conference talks and all of those aspects of life and other people over which we have no control. In the words …

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Helping Children Cope with Disaster

The following two resources may be useful in helping children to manage their feelings as they learn about the extent of the earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami: Helping Gifted Children Cope with Global Disasters (by the National Association for Gifted Children) “Recently, I asked these children to tell me what they felt was …

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Intensely Sensitive

I’m happy to be in Hurst, Texas, for the 2011 Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Parent Conference, where this morning I’ll be speaking about how gifted children, young and old, “grow with intensity,” so it seems fitting to share the following thoughts here on being sensually intense (or overexcitable). One of the most …

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