Sentences with phrase «as parents of gifted children»

As parents of gifted children, seems like we were given a little lagniappe with our gifted children, wouldn't you agree?

As parents of gifted children, we understand that our children do not have it easy at all, but it is going to be a long, difficult battle to overcome the misperception that gifted kids are smart, life is easy and don't need anything.

Many in the field of education as well as parents of gifted children know that many gifted programs have set capacities due to funding and support — children who are gifted sometimes don't get into gifted programs when space is limited, and children who are not gifted also may be accepted into gifted programs when there is extra room.

Lois Davis, 3rd Grade Teacher, Liberty School As all parents of gifted children know, raising these children requires an enormous commitment and amount of energy to insure that they receive an appropriate education.

My son is now in college, so you can read about how my son developed over time and what it was like for me as a parent of a gifted child.

If you read about my journey as the parent of a gifted child, you'll know that my son was an early self - taught reader.

As a parent of a gifted child, we realized long ago that we would have more support from our school district if our child didn't speak a lick of English.

I try not to be negative in my writing and advocacy, but as a parent of a gifted child, I feel as though we have all bent over backwards more than enough trying not to offend those who don't understand our gifted children.

Not exact matches

When adoptive parents recount their emotions, their struggles, their worries and their faith, the clear theme emerges of receiving a child as a gift from God.

When parents exercise their «unrenounceable authority» 11 as a service to the well - being of their children, the children's gifts of love, respect and obedience become their specific contribution to the building up of both Church and society.12

This capacity for treating the sexual identity of children as crucial to spiritual formation is one of the best gifts a Christian parent can give to a child growing up in a world incapable of respecting sexuality.

One thing makes me feel very uncomfortable when I see parent fools their children by lying to them that an old dude with the name of Santa will come and get you gifts or anything you wish for... and they put things under the tree and make these poor children know that these are from Santa... and its being done generation after generation... parents now were victimized when they were child by their parents and they are repeating the same with their children and it is now in a loop and no one seems to be wanting to get out of the loop which is plain lie and very clear... but these poor children has nothing to do as they under the custody of these parents...

Parents are urged to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect; to communicate on levels of fun and recreation as well as on discipline and advice; to allow a child to learn «through natural consequences» — that is, by experiencing what happens when he dawdles in the morning and is permitted to experience the unpleasantness and embarrassment of being late to school; to encourage the child and spend time with him playing and learning (positively) rather than spending time lecturing and disciplining (negatively), since the child who is misbehaving is often merely craving attention and if he gets it in pleasant, constructive ways, he will not demand it in antisocial ways; to avoid trying to put the child in a mold of what the parent thinks he should do and be, or what other people think he should do and be, rather than what his natural gifts and tendencies indicate; to take time to train the child in basic skills — to bake a cake, pound a nail, sketch or write or play a melody — including those things the parents know and do well and are interesParents are urged to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect; to communicate on levels of fun and recreation as well as on discipline and advice; to allow a child to learn «through natural consequences» — that is, by experiencing what happens when he dawdles in the morning and is permitted to experience the unpleasantness and embarrassment of being late to school; to encourage the child and spend time with him playing and learning (positively) rather than spending time lecturing and disciplining (negatively), since the child who is misbehaving is often merely craving attention and if he gets it in pleasant, constructive ways, he will not demand it in antisocial ways; to avoid trying to put the child in a mold of what the parent thinks he should do and be, or what other people think he should do and be, rather than what his natural gifts and tendencies indicate; to take time to train the child in basic skills — to bake a cake, pound a nail, sketch or write or play a melody — including those things the parents know and do well and are interesparents know and do well and are interested in.

As a parent, I read the passage with even wider eyes — imagine being asked to sacrifice your child, the beloved gift that you have waited for all of your life.

The motive was more noble; it is intended to affirm the proposition that in acknowledgment of this relationship of God - to - parents - to - child and in appropriate acceptance of life as holy gift, life is lived in praise of God and therefore is fulfilled life, gratified life, meaningful life, completed life.

In Atjeh it is also known exactly where the midpoint in the Qur» an is because when during instruction in Qur» an recital a child has progressed to the midpoint it is adat that the parents send a dish of yellow rice with certain side - dishes as a gift to the teacher.

... In addition to their role as observers and reporters, parents have been identified as exceptionally important in the development of gifted school children and unusually talented young adults.

As a parent, we are sure that your child is one of the most precious gifts for you.

It's why so many parents of gifted kids, far from pushing their children, feel as though their children are dragging them behind them.

Here at Little Hearts our readers have BIG hearts full of love for little people and have joined together to Give the Gift of Gentle Parenting and Give the Gift of Life, raising funds to donate gentle parenting books and resources in bulk to hospitals for new parent bags, to children's hospitals, and to crisis family centers and also to help with author L.R.Knost's medical expenses as she battles a rare neuroendocrinParenting and Give the Gift of Life, raising funds to donate gentle parenting books and resources in bulk to hospitals for new parent bags, to children's hospitals, and to crisis family centers and also to help with author L.R.Knost's medical expenses as she battles a rare neuroendocrinparenting books and resources in bulk to hospitals for new parent bags, to children's hospitals, and to crisis family centers and also to help with author L.R.Knost's medical expenses as she battles a rare neuroendocrine cancer.

Parents with children of any age will find this information - packed book with its bite - sized chapters and practical approach to parenting a helpful and encouraging addition to their home library, as well as a welcome gift for new or struggling pParents with children of any age will find this information - packed book with its bite - sized chapters and practical approach to parenting a helpful and encouraging addition to their home library, as well as a welcome gift for new or struggling parentsparents.

If you are giving it as a gift then why not accompany it with a set of Kindness Elves and sign up the parent of the child you are gifting it to receive the emails so that they can join in with the challenges especially (our favourite) the Kindness Elves Christmas Activities a time when in my experience children especially need to be reminded about giving to others and kindness to all.

As the parent of an academically gifted child, you can make a difference in your child's adjustment to school and later life.

AFTH's «Birth Mother Gift Card Drive» Just before the holiday season, AFTH identifies several birth mothers, parenting other children at home, as being in need of extra financial assistance.

For one thing, unless a parenting handbook is written specifically for parents of gifted kids, it won't cover issues that relate specifically to such children, such as asynchronous development and intense emotional sensitivity.

Testing can be inaccurate before the age of 4, and its unlikely parents would do anything differently if their child indeed tested as gifted.

This problem exists for many parents of gifted children, but it is even more worrisome when a child is born prematurely since so many premature babies have developmental delays like delays in speaking as well as other problems like Sensory Integration Disorder.

Giving your child a chance to fail and bounce back is one of the greatest gifts you can give as a parent.

As parents, one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is to listen to them and understand and accept what they are telling us.

As sports parents, it is important to slow down long enough from the whirlwind of raising kids to realize just how lucky we are to be able to share with our children the gift of athletics.

Other parents, your child, and fellow colleagues can be excellent sources of information and now is the perfect time to start asking questions to gather intel as you begin thinking about a gift that shows how much you appreciate their hard work.

* Positive Discipline * Positive Discipline for Developing Capable People * Building Self - Esteem through Positive Discipline * Keys to Developing Self - Reliance: A Gift to Our Children * The Significant Seven: Life Skills for Adults and Youth * Positive Discipline: Practical Application * Why Children Misbehave and What to Do About It * Parenting Teenagers: · Empowering Teenagers — and Yourself in the Process * Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way: * Classroom Management: Shared Responsibility through Class Meetings: Eliminating your Role as a disciplinarian (The Kids Can Do It Better Anyway) * Positive Discipline in the Classroom (two - day training on class meetings) * We've Got to Keep Meeting Like This (teacher in - service on class meetings) * School Administrators: Positive Discipline in the Classroom (two - day training with Bill Scott, principal of Birney Elementary School)

I'm equally passionate about helping parents transition into later stages where they are simply there to offer guidance, support, and encouragement as their children begin filling the pages of their lives with their own choices, interests, and gifts.

You will receive gentle parenting tips as well as a free gift direct to your inbox — Hug Each Moment Kit, a journal for you to keep, helping you to write love notes once a year to each of your children from birth to ten.

Montessori and Waldorf schools are the two most common types of schools that parents of gifted kids look to as a solution to their child's educational needs.

Parents of gifted children will often note that, when their kids were babies, they would have to move them as often as every 20 minutes to keep them from crying.

One of our greatest roles as a parent is to come to know and love our child for the unique gifts they are so that as they grow, they can better come to know and love themselves.

Melding the category strengths and bestselling authors of both imprints, TarcherPerigee's core publishing areas include: Self - improvement (such as the runaway successes Start Where You Are by Meera Patel, The Power of Kindness by Piero Ferrucci, Attached by Dr. Amir Levine, and A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley); Creativity (including interactive books like Adam J. Kurtz's 1 Page at a Time and Me, You, Us by Lisa Currie as well as the multi-million-copy bestsellers Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards and The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron); Parenting (the New York Times bestseller Brainstorm by Dr. Daniel Siegel, Carol Kranowitz's go - to guide The Out - of - Sync Child, and Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Markham); Spirituality (including bestselling titles like Transcendence by Dr. Norman Rosenthal, Goldie Hawn's 10 Mindful Minutes, The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes, and I Am the Word by Paul Selig); and Gift / Inspiration (such as the Wall Street Journal bestseller Chasers of the Light by Tyler Knott Gregson, the New York Times bestseller Catification by Jackson Galaxy and the James Beard Award - winner Imbibe by David Wondrich).

Six libraries in the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System each received 100 new children's picture and story books as a result of the gift from the Brownstone Book Fund, a private organization in New York City that promotes early reading and a love of books, encouraging parents and children to read together.

As it is said «one can not teach an old dog a new trick» so we will like to suggest that, if parents will find it difficult not buying those gifts then, they should just add books to it or forget of those things and used the money to get interesting books for the children.

We also discuss parenting gifted children, working out whether your child's meltdowns are gut health related or not, Mary's struggles to heal after a miscarriage and a third baby, postpartum depletion, the importance of focusing on your health over your «ideal weight», having healthy boundaries, and working through anxiety, stress and overwhelm as mums.

This fact sheet is aimed at parents and carers of high learning potential children and will consider what OCD is, how it relates to potential, and treating OCD, as well as parenting a gifted and talented child with OCD and the OCD child in the classroom.

Despite a high percentage of parents saying they do not factor in educational value when buying gifts for their children, many believe items that may not be seen as traditionally «educational» can benefit child development.

The study by online bookseller Book People surveyed 1,100 parents with children under the age of 12, asking them how highly they place educational value when choosing gifts for their children, as well as which items they believe aid child development in a number of areas.

Speaking of his choice to buy gifts with an educational value, James Longhurst, whose son is four years old, commented: «As a parent I know how annoying it can be when your children get lots of plastic toys for Christmas that rarely get played with and are a nightmare to store around the house.

You might make a few copies of the video and send it home with a different student each night so parents can view the children's work and gather ideas for books to give as gifts!

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) An organization of parents, teachers, educators, other professionals and community leaders who unite to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational expeChildren (NAGC) An organization of parents, teachers, educators, other professionals and community leaders who unite to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational expechildren and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational expechildren who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.

Even though, as NPR reports, in some classes as many as over 50 % of children are performing above grade level, unofficially, school principals and superintendents tell parents that if their kids are bored, that's what Gifted and Talented programs are for.

Many parents arrive in the world of gifted education with a report full of tests results, supposedly defining their child as «gifted.»

Parents are equals with education professionals as members of their child's gifted education team.