Parent Conversations:  Encouraging Your Child for Success

Thank you to CGCC Board Member, Pam Shaw, and CGCC Professional Member Aileen Kelleher, LCSW, who will be your CGCC Facilitators for January 24,  while Katherine Peterson is out of town.  

Encouraging gifted children for success can be a balancing act.  They have advanced talent, and at the same time can be hard of themselves.  How do we support a child who is very difficult on him or herself? As parents we want to satisfy the unusual learning requirements of unusually bright children.  How to do this without placing too much emphasis on being smart?  Many gifted learners need help with executive functioning skills.  How to support executive functioning skills without judgment?  Some subjects will be easy for an advanced learner, but what happens when a gifted child struggles too much?   Here are some resources to fuel the conversation:  

"Do's & Don'ts for Motivating Your High Ability Child" Davidson Gifted  https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/dos-and-donts-for-motivating-your-high-ability-child/

"Gifted Children; How to Bring Out Their Potential",  from Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coaching-the-gifted-child/ 

"Fail Fast Gifted Children-Parenting for Resilience", from SENG  https://www.sengifted.org/post/fail-fast-gifted-children-parenting-for-resilience 

We aspire to welcome everyone and address gifted topics that are accessible and relevant to busy parents.  Join us to listen, participate, collect resources, share ideas and create community that supports and understands gifted parenting. Topic suggestions welcome and will change each session, and resources will be provided to inform and fuel the conversation.  It's OK if you don't have time to read, just join us for inspiring conversation with other gifted parents and Katherine Peterson, parent,  CGCC Board Member / Facilitator.   Other CGCC Board Members including Carole Jones, CGCC President, and Aileen Kelleher, LCSW, CGCC Board Member and Professional Member and Professional Member, and Esther Tarkieltaub, Professional Member will join as they are able. Please feel free to reach out to Katherine Peterson, CGCC Board Member & Parent Discussion Facilitator with questions or ideas.   We will cap the group at 10 participants, so please be sure to sign up to save your place, and cancel if you're unable to attend.

Please note:  Due to the popularity of this program there will be a $5 charge for non-members attending this event.  Considering joining as a member for a $25 annual fee and attend all member events for FREE.