Resiliency Matters for Every Child and Every Family
“People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change. They neither complain of their lot nor passively dream of some distant ship coming in. Rather, they visualize in...
View ArticleRemembering 9/11: How to Talk with Your Gifted Child
“Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11.” -President Barack Obama I can remember the...
View ArticleOvercoming the Odds: A Mind that Truly Soars
Everyone has a story. And it is the September 12, 2012, online story, reported in the NewsdzeZimbabwe, of Maud, a gifted 14 year old, from Zimbabwe that captured my attention. Maud’s story is one of...
View ArticleBe a World Changer – One Child, Especially One Girl, at a Time
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ― Nelson Mandela A recent article on CNN.com started me thinking about how each of us has the power to be a world-...
View ArticlePraying for Malala: Students Around the World Join in Prayer for a 14 Year...
I wonder which one of us has the courage of 14 year old Malala of Pakistan who was shot by the Taliban to “avenge her campaigns for the right to an education in Swat.” Currently still on a ventilator,...
View ArticleThe Best Holiday Present: Discovering and Cherishing Your Child’s Unexpected...
Whenever and wherever the music starts, there is no stopping her – she starts to bounce her body and her head and wave her little hands and point her finger, imitating both her sister and her mom and...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Start? What Every Parent and Educator Can Do to Stem the...
Yesterday’s tragedy in Connecticut has me wanting to take some positive action to help protect my grandchildren at their different schools and to take steps to help protect all children. So, just as I...
View ArticleArming Parents, Educators and Students with the Truth and Not Fear: How...
If we all were to be truthful about the matter, we might agree that it is hard to face the truth about ourselves and our actions. It just might be part of human nature’s defense mechanism for us to...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution: Feed Your Child’s Brain for Optimal Brain Power
Looking for a 2013 New Year’s Resolution that would be easy to keep each day? Then you might be interested in this resolution idea from a gifted parent group in Minnesota. In 2003, the Prairie Eden...
View ArticleCelebrate Spring: Planting Seeds of Creativity, Courage and Caring
There is nothing more satisfying than having a long stretch of time to be in the presence of an almost 2 year old granddaughter, the eleventh of our twelve grandchildren. The time we spent together...
View ArticleParenting the Gifted Child with Humor and a Playful Perspective
Ever have one of those parenting moments when you are faced with a choice of either laughing on the inside while you calmly set boundaries with a child or teen or explode with what seems at the moment...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Robots Create Emotional Safety in the Classroom for Students with...
There isn’t one of us, as parents, teachers or a member of a family, who can’t relate to a difficult moment in trying to communicate with someone else. Imagine, though, you are a student living with...
View Article“Girl Rising” …..The Importance of Strengthening Girls to Strengthen the World
Yesterday, June 22nd, marked the international debut of “Girl Rising,” a remarkable film that was first shown in North America on June 16th and sponsored by 10 x 10, a global campaign highlighting the...
View ArticleA Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children: A Must-Read for Parents of Gifted
Have you ever picked up a book that you wished you had read a long time ago – maybe at a time when you could have truly helped your own children by utilizing the information in the book? Well, that is...
View ArticleResiliency: Stephanie Tolan’s Answer for Us All When We Can’t Change the World
Just what do you do when faced with difficult times? Do you focus on the problem at hand, try your best to solve it and move forward or do you, like so many of us, spend a lot of time thinking and...
View ArticleThe Three R’s and Code.Org: Helping Our Students – and Ourselves – Keep Pace...
We can all identify with the toddler or kindergartner who is bored quickly with mundane and age-appropriate toys. So it is good to know if our almost 3 year old granddaughter starts to become bored...
View ArticleWhat Every Parent Should Know about Gun Safety and their Gifted Children
Is there anything a parent can do to keep their child safe if there are guns in the home? This is a question that every parent should be asking these days to ensure that not one more child suffers an...
View ArticleJust Start the Conversation about Guns at Home: Words that Might Save a Life...
As any parent of gifted children knows, the old adage, “Curiosity killed the cat” might unfortunately also apply to our gifted children who often love to figure out what things are, how they are used...
View ArticleLearning Success: How Minecraft Is Changing Today’s Classroom
When I first learned about Minecraft – by watching my then 9 year old grandson play it with such extraordinary focus – I could see how children would love it. So the fact that Minecraft earned 240...
View ArticleMinecraftEdu: Classroom-Friendly Minecraft for Every Teacher – and Parent
From toddlers as young as my three year old granddaughter who adores the four pigs created for her in her sister’s Minecraft world, to gaming enthusiasts of all ages, students are leading the way in...
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