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Am I the Only One Who Feels Like This?
One way to help lift “the weight of the world” from emotionally gifted children is to let them contribute to a cause where they can help oth
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Touched by Beauty
In her review of Charlotte’s story, Lyndelle Sherrin says, “Children encouraged to develop their emotional giftedness are a treasure, enrich
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Return to Sender!
Emotionally gifted children can tackle big issues – the environment, pain, people in need and poverty-stricken communities. They can make a
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Sabotaged - Almost
The group could not be coerced to work cooperatively. Lion showed no empathy. She couldn’t even act politely. No-one seemed to appreciate
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Stumped! by a Deep Question
Emotionally gifted children ask questions too; but often they are at a deeper level, as they grapple with moral and ethical dilemmas. Their
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Nice One, Chevron!
Chevron is so full of life. His neural pathways light up when he explores and investigates. His passion can’t be bottled. Alan Thompson s
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In The Moment!
Csikszentmihalyi explains this concept of flow so well in his graph. Ability without challenge leads to boredom. Challenge without the com
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You've Got This
Rachel Downie, a visual arts teacher, says we should be “careful not to divorce our kids from their natural aptitudes through their educatio
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Climb Every Mountain
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
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Odd Man Out
As adults, whenever and wherever we find gifted children, let’s help them feel accepted. Like the odd shaped jigsaw piece, let’s help them