Parenting the Gifted: Developing Your Child's Talent in the Real World: Dealing with the Juxtaposition between Ideal and Actual Gifted Education

Abstract

Is there a best way to parent your gifted child? This is what most parents of gifted children want to know as they enter the world of gifted literature. When I worked briefly for a Web site answering parents' questions as a gifted and talented “expert,” the question I received most frequently in one form or another was, “What should I be doing for my gifted child?” As a parent of four gifted children, this is my question, too.