ABSTRACT
Raising happy, successful children is a goal of every parent of gifted children. In On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children, the nation's leading authority on the psychology of gifted children offers advice and encouragement for both parents and teachers. In a thoughtful, conversational style, the author offers an in-depth look at the complex social and emotional issues faced by gifted children. This revised and updated fifth edition of the popular text contains more than 12 new chapters.
On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children tackles important and timely issues dealing with the social and emotional needs of today's gifted children, including who gifted children are and what giftedness means; how parents, teachers, and counselors can guide gifted children; the issues facing gifted students in the 21st century, such as technology and terrorism; and how the education of gifted children can adapt for the future. This concise, sensitive look at gifted children and their social and emotional world offers unique insights for both teachers and parents who support these special children.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|70 pages
About Gifted Children
chapter Chapter 5|6 pages
“Boushieness” and Helping Others
chapter Chapter 6|9 pages
Competing With Myths About the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Students 6
section Section II|68 pages
Guiding Gifted Children
chapter Chapter 15|4 pages
A Psychosocial Bill of Rights for Students (Including Those With Gifts and Talents) 15
chapter Chapter 17|6 pages
Swagger or Humility or Swagger and Humility 17
chapter Chapter 18|9 pages
Putting the Well-Being of All Students (Including Gifted Students) First 18
chapter Chapter 19|7 pages
Owning the Problem of Undesirable Behavior 19
chapter Chapter 21|4 pages
The Necessity of Psychological Services for Students with Gifts and Talents 21
chapter Chapter 22|6 pages
Gifted Students and the Adults Who Provide for Them 22
section Section III|86 pages
Gifted Children Today
chapter Chapter 26|5 pages
Digital Immigrants, Natives, and “Tweeners” 26
chapter Chapter 27|5 pages
Nerds and Geeks 27
chapter Chapter 28|7 pages
Can the Obsessions of Gifted Students Be Positive Drivers in Their Development? 28
chapter Chapter 29|8 pages
The Lived Experiences of Gifted Students in School, or On Gifted Students and Columbine 29
chapter Chapter 31|4 pages
The Effects of Educational Malnourishment on the Psychological Well-Being of Gifted Students 31
chapter Chapter 33|5 pages
Walking the Straight and Narrow
chapter Chapter 35|8 pages
Modeling, Vicarious Learning, and Basic Needs
section Section IV|35 pages
Suicidal Behavior and Gifted Students
chapter Chapter 39|6 pages
A School-Based Approach to Preventing Suicide Among Students With Gifts and Talents 38
chapter Chapter 40|9 pages
The Role of Contagion in the Suicidal Behavior of Students With Gifts and Talents 39
section Section V|35 pages
Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going