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Suggested Reading

"Raising Brains: Surviving My Smart Family" 

  • Author: Karen Isaacson. Published by Great Potential Press
    There are high expectations for our gifted children and their teachers. This book provides a little comic relief and some insights into life with five gifted children. Laugh out loud with Karen Isaacson's delightfully energetic stories on life with an eclectic, gifted and creative family!

    "Raising Champions"

  • Author: Micheal Sayler. Published by Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented, 1997.
    A parent handbook for nurturing gifted children, it includes an overview of the State Plan and commonly asked questions, plus an extensive bibliography and a glossary of “educationese.”

"The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids"

  • Author: Sally Yahnke Walker. Published by Free Spirit Publishing, 1991.
    How to understand, live with, and stick up for your gifted child.

"Stand Up for Your Gifted Child"

  • Author: Joan Franklin Smutny. Published by Free Spirit Publishing, 2001.
    How to make the most of kids’ strengths at school and at home.

"College Planning for Gifted Students"

  • Author: Sandra L. Berger. Published by The Council for Exceptional Children, 1998.
    A comprehensive guide to help parents, teachers and counselors support gifted adolescents and ensure they will choose the college -- and ultimately the careers -- right for them.

"The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide for Ages 10 & Under"

  • Author: Judy Galbraith. Published by Free Spirit Publishing, 1999.
    A revised an updated guide for young people, it is a classic introduction to growing up gifted.

"The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide: Teen Handbook"

  • Authors: Judy Galbraith and Jim Delisle. Published by Free Spirit Publishing, 1998.
    A teen’s guide to surviving and thriving in a world that doesn’t always value, support, or understand high ability.

"Emotional Intelligence"

  • Author: Daniel Goleman. Published by Bantam Books, 1995.
    A well-researched volume that looks at the link between intellectual and emotional intelligence, and examines the inner characteristics of people who excel in life.

"The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What do we know?"

  • Authors: Neihart, M., Reis. S., Robinson, N. and Moon, S. (eds).  Published by Prufrock Press, 2002.

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