The Gifted Child in Family Turmoil
Parental stress is contagious. Children mirror the emotional ups and downs of their parents. They react in many ways to parental fighting, divorce, death or serious illness. It hurts to see children upset. Parents and other relatives want to help distraught children, as do teachers, neighbors and friends.
Gifted children seem to be particularly vulnerable to family turmoil. They are acutely aware of what is happening to others and may be unaware of their own feelings. Their reactions to family turmoil may harm their growth and development. The resulting damage to their self-esteem inhibits their learning and relationships and may later affect their career choices and successes. When gifted children lose, so does society. Therefore, whatever adults can do to support the children will have a payoff that goes beyond the child's personal adjustment and success to the benefit of the greater society. The loss of a child's potential is a high price to pay for family turmoil.
The three main areas of family turmoil that affect gifted children include: 1) divorce, 2) death and 3) violence. We can add a fourth, although somewhat unrelated area – serious illness in the family.
How can we help the gifted child in family turmoil? How can we help reduce stress and give these children a sense of confidence when sad and scary things are happening? We must answer these questions. Remember that the age and personality of each child will determine how he or she handles the situation, and how receptive the child will be to your input.
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Gifted children seem to be particularly vulnerable to family turmoil. They are acutely aware of what is happening to others and may be unaware of their own feelings. Their reactions to family turmoil may harm their growth and development. The resulting damage to their self-esteem inhibits their learning and relationships and may later affect their career choices and successes. When gifted children lose, so does society. Therefore, whatever adults can do to support the children will have a payoff that goes beyond the child's personal adjustment and success to the benefit of the greater society. The loss of a child's potential is a high price to pay for family turmoil.
The three main areas of family turmoil that affect gifted children include: 1) divorce, 2) death and 3) violence. We can add a fourth, although somewhat unrelated area – serious illness in the family.
How can we help the gifted child in family turmoil? How can we help reduce stress and give these children a sense of confidence when sad and scary things are happening? We must answer these questions. Remember that the age and personality of each child will determine how he or she handles the situation, and how receptive the child will be to your input.
The Gifted Child in Family Turmoil
Parental stress is contagious. Children mirror the emotional ups and downs of their parents. They react in many ways to parental fighting, divorce, death or serious illness. It hurts to see children upset. Parents and other relatives want to help distraught children, as do teachers, neighbors and friends.
Gifted children seem to be particularly vulnerable to family turmoil. They are acutely aware of what is happening to others and may be unaware of their own feelings. Their reactions to family turmoil may harm their growth and development. The resulting damage to their self-esteem inhibits their learning and relationships and may later affect their career choices and successes. When gifted children lose, so does society. Therefore, whatever adults can do to support the children will have a payoff that goes beyond the child's personal adjustment and success to the benefit of the greater society. The loss of a child's potential is a high price to pay for family turmoil.
The three main areas of family turmoil that affect gifted children include: 1) divorce, 2) death and 3) violence. We can add a fourth, although somewhat unrelated area – serious illness in the family.
How can we help the gifted child in family turmoil? How can we help reduce stress and give these children a sense of confidence when sad and scary things are happening? We must answer these questions. Remember that the age and personality of each child will determine how he or she handles the situation, and how receptive the child will be to your input.
Gifted children seem to be particularly vulnerable to family turmoil. They are acutely aware of what is happening to others and may be unaware of their own feelings. Their reactions to family turmoil may harm their growth and development. The resulting damage to their self-esteem inhibits their learning and relationships and may later affect their career choices and successes. When gifted children lose, so does society. Therefore, whatever adults can do to support the children will have a payoff that goes beyond the child's personal adjustment and success to the benefit of the greater society. The loss of a child's potential is a high price to pay for family turmoil.
The three main areas of family turmoil that affect gifted children include: 1) divorce, 2) death and 3) violence. We can add a fourth, although somewhat unrelated area – serious illness in the family.
How can we help the gifted child in family turmoil? How can we help reduce stress and give these children a sense of confidence when sad and scary things are happening? We must answer these questions. Remember that the age and personality of each child will determine how he or she handles the situation, and how receptive the child will be to your input.
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| BN ID: | 2940011941139 |
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| Publisher: | William Gladden Foundation Press |
| Publication date: | 10/17/2010 |
| Series: | Family Matters , #4 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 21 KB |
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