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Parenting Gifted Children: Reaching Potential, Not Disaster
Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge, yet parents of gifted children have few resoures for reliable parenting information. If parents are not armed with the proper knowledge, a disastrous outcome could be the result.
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January 23, 2007 (FPRC) -- While other 17-year-olds decided which college they were going to attend, one very bright and talented young high school student hanged himself in his bedroom closet. His parents had no idea he was that depressed, and angry.
Most gifted children are not suicidal. However, a staggering one out of four high-achievers surveyed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” has considered suicide. Other gifted children suffer from perfectionism; many others underachieve or rebel in negative ways.
Parents are the most important influence in the long-term outcome of a child’s future, yet parenting gifted and talented children often is quite challenging. A guidebook is important.
In "A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children", to be released in March 2007, the four authors, with decades of professional experience, emphasize the importance of family relationships, and explain how to build and support them in today’s pressure-packed world. They offer practical guidance and answers to issues such as underachievement, unhappiness, depression, motivation, intensity, sibling issues, parenting concerns, and much more.
For more information, or to arrange an interview with one of the expert authors, please contact:
Kristina Grant
Director of Marketing
Great Potential Press, Inc.
PO Box 5057
Scottsdale, AZ 85261-5057
Toll Free: 877-954-4200
Fax: 602-954-0185
kristina@giftedbooks.com
"A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children" is written by James Webb, Ph.D., Janet Gore, M.Ed., Edward Amend, Psy.D., and Arlene DeVries, M.S.E.
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Send an email to Kristina Grant, Director of Marketing of Great Potential Press, Inc
877-954-4200
Keywords:
gifted, parenting, children
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