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Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings by Christine Fonseca
5.0
Excellent book for parents (and teachers) of gifted children. A must-read for any parent feeling lost and overwhelmed (and if you find the child's school is pushing back, make them read this too! So much of giftedness is misunderstood).
The book covers three parts:
* What It Really Means to Be Gifted
Fonseca does a great job of covering the misconceptions and realities of giftedness and their implications on daily life.
* Great Information, But Now What?
This section has practical strategies and techniques of dealing with - and, more importantly, teaching the child how to deal with the intensity of emotions associated with giftedness. These are presented as practical "run-sheets" you can implement and follow to restructure the family (and class) to accommodate and deal with the child's needs.
* Being Your Child’s Coach
A higher-level approach, on the best ways to approach children so that they engage rather than oppose, on helping them realise their own emotions and give them the tools to deal with it. These are often useful with other children as well.
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The book covers three parts:
* What It Really Means to Be Gifted
Fonseca does a great job of covering the misconceptions and realities of giftedness and their implications on daily life.
* Great Information, But Now What?
This section has practical strategies and techniques of dealing with - and, more importantly, teaching the child how to deal with the intensity of emotions associated with giftedness. These are presented as practical "run-sheets" you can implement and follow to restructure the family (and class) to accommodate and deal with the child's needs.
* Being Your Child’s Coach
A higher-level approach, on the best ways to approach children so that they engage rather than oppose, on helping them realise their own emotions and give them the tools to deal with it. These are often useful with other children as well.
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[a:Assaph Mehr|14422472|Assaph Mehr|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1596954987p2/14422472.jpg], author of [b:Murder In Absentia|29500700|Murder In Absentia (Felix the Fox, #1)|Assaph Mehr|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1457914061l/29500700._SY75_.jpg|46845657]: A story of Togas, Daggers, and Magic - for lovers of Ancient Rome, Murder Mysteries, and Urban Fantasy.