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A gifted education Legacy Award winner, Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children provides a humorous, engaging, and encouraging look at raising gifted children today. James R. Delisle, Ph.D., offers practical, down-to-earth advice that will cause parents to reexamine the ways they perceive and relate to their children.

Dr. Delisle puts forward 10 tips to parents of gifted children―ideas that reflect attitude and approach and allow for introspection and change, rather than quick, do-it-tonight solutions. Some topics of interest include understanding a child's giftedness, working with the school system, dealing with perfectionism in gifted kids, and being adult role models for children. Along the way, stories from gifted children and their parents provide insight into the lives of these individuals.

What sets this book apart from other books for parents of gifted kids is its expansion beyond mere platitudes. Dr. Delisle's tips go beyond the basics, focusing on attitude, reflection, and subtle changes, rather than specific, cookie-cutter recipes for action. The 10 tips suggested and expanded upon in this book include:

  • understanding what giftedness is . . . and what it is not;
  • understanding the differences between gifted kids and their agemates;
  • understanding the personality traits of gifted kids, including overexcitabilities;
  • taking charge of your child's education;
  • understanding the issue of perfectionism in gifted kids;
  • examining social nuances and myths related to giftedness;
  • examining the similarities parents share with their gifted children;
  • setting reasonable goals;
  • helping gifted children make a difference in the lives of others; and
  • remembering that gifted children are kids first and gifted second.

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Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children by teacher, counselor, college professor, and parent James R. Delisle is an expert collection of tactful and educated approaches to children. Deftly examining and exploring the findings of child-psychology and his experiences of over thirty years of working with children, Professor Delisle offers his readers a cogent understanding of giftedness in children, how to work with the school system, dealing with perfectionism in gifted children, being an adult role model for children, building a child's character, and helping kids achieve their goals and dreams. For its clear, concise, and incalcuable practical information, Parenting Gifted Kids is very highly recommended for all parents, counselors, and teachers of a gifted child.

--James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review

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Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children provides a humorous, engaging, and encouraging look at raising gifted children in our world today. Jim Delisle, well-known for his experience in the area of social and emotional needs of gifted children, once again comes to the rescue of parents by offering practical, down-to-earth advice that is very likely to challenge parents to reexamine the ways they perceive and relate to their children.

--Gifted Child Today, Vol. 29, No. 4, Fall 2006

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (April 7, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 230 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593631790
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593631796
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 0.52 x 7.99 inches
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Jim Delisle has worked on behalf of gifted children and teens for more than three decades. As both a teacher and counselor, Jim learned how essential it is for gifted people to understand that giftedness is more than simply "being smart"--it is the height of one's thinking and the depth of one's emotions that are the hallmarks of growing up gifted.

Jim was a professor of education at Kent State University (Ohio) for 25 years and was selected by faculty and students there as a "Distinguished Professor", the University's most prestigious teaching award. To keep his college instruction "real", Jim taught gifted children in two middle schools one day each week for 16 years. The author of 17 books that have been published in multiple languages, Jim continues to consult with schools worldwide in an effort to increase awareness of the needs of gifted children and adults.

Jim can be reached at jim.delisle@yahoo.com

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Claire B.
5.0 out of 5 stars The book may help your child to achieve their full potential. NOT ONLY FOR GIFTED KIDS!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021
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I have read many books on gifted and talented kids and this one is one of the better ones out there.

This book is good for every parent, not just a parent of a child that has been either recognized by the school system or by their own intuition as a gifted.

EVERY child has some gifts! EVERY CHILD! The problem is that this day and age people mostly look for certain gifts, usually those that support academic growth. However, the giftedness goes beyond and above that very narrow perception. It is important that parents learn how develop child's full potential
in any area that a child might be inclined. It is important to recognize all gifts, nourish them and
develop.

That takes a little more then instinct, while sometimes it is enough, other times it is not.
As a parent you need a little extra support to help your child to grow and flourish comes to their talent, skills and gifts.

This book will help you to do just that. The worse thing is to waste potential of a human being because if you recognize the talents and gifts early enough and you provide support for their growth then they can develop in something magnificent. While neglecting early support might prohibit them from ever achieving their potential.

Just like with gymnastics or ice skating.. if you won't support those gifts, but only realize them when a child is 18 or 20... it will be rather impossible to match the opportunities and skill level of those who
started early in life.

Similarly with academics, if you provide growth for the child academic needs early on, their mind will grow
without limit.

Great book. I highly recommend it.
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ZooMama
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, great advice.
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2014
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After wasting too much time searching through loads of websites for information, I settled on this book, and another, "Giftedness 101" by Linda Silverman.

This book is the fast starter, quickly getting into why and how the kids are different, and how to help them. In learning about the kids, many adults learn they themselves were the same as kids and still are the same. Good advice on how to speak to gifted kids, what not to say, and how to advocate for your kids. Not all schools and teachers will 'get it', many just don't have the funding or the knowledge and too weighed down by differentiated teaching - all abilities at once - he goes int to that as well.
Insightful, knowledgeable from experience the author gives us, quickly, a much clearer picture and better understanding our gifted kids and ourselves. This book has already been a great help. I

I strongly suggest getting another book, like Silverman's, that does go deeper into the psychology and recent history of giftedness to gain a more thorough background understanding. Not everyone will enjoy the scholarly writings meant only for academics, but SIlverman's book is a balance between that and the Delisle's book for those who want more.
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MaggieS
4.0 out of 5 stars original approach
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2008
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How happy I was to get a new perspective on the gifted parenting issue. Instead of a book merely listing the characteristics of gifted kids and the problems they face, this offered some new points. The included "Gifted Children Speak Out" section at the end of every chapter was very insightful and put everything I was reading in perspective; all the advice in the world can't substitute for honest feelings given directly from the children themselves. I also really enjoyed the chapter on giftedness in adults. It was helpful both as a way for the reader to reflect on and remember his or her own gifted childhood, and as a reminder that our children are going to grow up, with characteristics that continue to affect them in adult life. Finally, the resource section at the back was full of schools, journals, web sites and other places to find additional information and support. Overall, a very thourough and insightful book.
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Texas Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent parent resource
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2010
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I have been an educator for many years, and I have often worked with gifted children either in the regular classroom or in a special program, so I can say that I am very familiar with what the author is talking about and highly recommend this book. I would say you can call this a parents survival guide and every parent should read it - not just the parents of gifted kids.

Delisle's research and years of experience are presented in an easily understood and common sense style that makes the reading very enjoyable instead of dry and scientific. His examples are drawn from real life and his tips and methods are right on target. I especailly liked his suggestion about school to "never request a teacher, always request a style" which makes so much sense. He provides excellent methods for working not only with your child, but with the educational system and other people in your child's life.

Too often our children are stunted because of a lack of understanding from adults, and now Delisle has provided some excellent methods for encouraging a healthy and varied/balanced life for gifted children, and these ideas can be applied to all children.
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Lisa Winters
5.0 out of 5 stars I've been stuck in school hell listening to how my ...
Reviewed in Canada on May 1, 2018
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I've been stuck in school hell listening to how my child has ADHD, ODD, and every other emotional/behavioural issues they can think of. My son is gifted and his behaviour is exactly as described in this book. The behaviour of the school has exacerbated his issues rather than helping because they have no idea what gifted really means. (He corrected a teacher who taught a lesson wrong and was labelled defiant..he complained about repeating the same worksheet multiple times and was called difficult). This book really helps in understanding a gifted child and how to help advocate in a school system for them.
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Sophia
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and slow to read
Reviewed in Australia on August 16, 2022
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I'd read good reviews about this book but I honestly wouldn't buy it again at this stage if given the choice. I'm about a third of the way though and will continue on reading. It might just be that it's aimed at parents with older children that are gifted which would be the reason I'm not relating to it / finding it helpful / informative for the early years.
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