parenting gifted children books

Need help from moms with extraordinary children? What would you do?
I have a 4 year old daughter who is extremely bright and smart for her age. She knows multiplication tables, watches CNN, can decipher morse code (dad taught her), sings, reads books for kids much older than her age, and is extremely well mannered. Picks up after herself, pushes in her chair, says please and thank you. She's just extremely perfect in my eyes.
I'm about to re-marry a man who has children of his own. 2 boys. The problem is that they are completely lacking in cognitive skills. They run around the house like raging buffalo, knocking things over, eating like hogs. They are also "mouth breathers"....it is really unbecoming quite frankly. My daughter could probably do better than them in any academic area, and they are 10 and 12!!!! How am I supposed to learn to help raise these mouth-breathing children? I know I will have to adjust my parenting to their level. I've just been used to my gifted child, and have never been around many "average" children. What should I do?
My 10 year old is perfection. My 3 year old was a mouth breather until I had his adenoids removed that taught him. I understand where you are coming from they always sound like they are sooo out of breath. i applaud you for being a good step mom and suggest you have them put into special education classes or home school them to keep other people from knowing you are a parent to a mouth breather.
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Gifted Girls: Activities Guide for 365 Days of the Year: Fun Things to Do for Kids and Grown-Ups That'll Develop Creativity, Social Skills and Self-Confidence! (Gifted Girls) List Price: $19.95 Sale Price: $19.90 Used From: $17.50 Average Rating: ![]() |
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In this companion to the popular Gifted Girls series, author Kailin Gow offers a host of activities to offset the dreaded call, "Mom, I’m boooored!" No matter what their interests or experience level, girls can open any page of this book to find an activity to stir the imagination... |
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Parenting Gifted Children: The Authoritative Guide From the National Association for Gifted Children List Price: $21.95 Sale Price: $21.95 |
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When parents need the most authoritative information on raising gifted kids, they can turn to Parenting Gifted Children: The Authoritative Guide From the National Association for Gifted Children. This comprehensive guide covers topics such as working with high achievers and young gifted children, acceleration, advocating for talented students, serving as role models and mentors for gifted kids, homeschooling, underachievement, twice-exceptional students, and postsecondary opportunities... |
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Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child List Price: $16.95 Sale Price: $22.60 Used From: $8.99 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Unlock the potential of your bright child with more than 40 helpful keys. Discover what it takes to successfully raise a gifted child through practical advice and guidelines offered by Dr. Sylvia Rimm... |
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Raising a Gifted Child: A Parenting Success Handbook List Price: $16.95 Sale Price: $10.18 Used From: $9.87 Average Rating: ![]() |
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From the author of the nation’s most popular blog on parenting gifted children, comes the definitive how-to handbook for parents, Raising a Gifted Child: A Parenting Success Handbook. Raising gifted children isn’t easy, but when armed with the practical knowledge and tools in this exciting book, parents can navigate the maze of raising bright kids, leading to success in school and beyond... |
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The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $4.50 Used From: $2.39 Average Rating: ![]() |
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What does it mean to be "gifted"? What's good—and not so good—about being identified as gifted? How can parents make sure that their gifted children get the learning opportunities they need? And how can parents cope with the unique challenges gifted kids present? Every parent of a gifted child has question like these... |
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Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children: A Parent's Complete Guide List Price: $24.95 Sale Price: $20.65 Used From: $21.64 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Formerly titled Empowering Gifted Minds: Educational Advocacy That Works, this book is the definitive manual on gifted advocacy for gifted students. The author tells parents and teachers how to document a child s abilities to provide reasonable educational options year by year... |
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Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers List Price: $19.95 Sale Price: $10.00 Used From: $0.01 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers Over 100,000 copies sold! Gifted children have unique social and emotional concerns. Their characteristics, combined with current educational practices, often put them at risk for problems... |
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Intellectual Giftedness in Young Children: Recognition and Development (The Journal of Children in Contemporary Society Series) List Price: $108.00 Sale Price: $59.94 Used From: $17.39 |
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This exciting book challenges old assumptions and offers promising new insights into the nature and special needs of gifted children in the early years. Leaders in gifted education blend their professional experiences with the latest research and theories to provide parents and teachers with the practical information they need in order to recognized and nurture the development of gifted children from birth to age eight... |
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A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children List Price: $32.95 Sale Price: $23.78 Used From: $29.48 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge, yet parents of gifted children have few resources for reliable parenting information. The four authors, who have decades of professional experience with gifted children and their families, provide practical guidance in areas such as: Characteristics of gifted children; Peer relations; Sibling issues; Motivation & underachievement; Discipline issues; Intensity & stress; Depression & unhappiness; Educational planning; Parenting concerns; Finding professional help; and much, much more! |
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Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy List Price: $21.99 Sale Price: $8.46 Used From: $3.00 Average Rating: ![]() |
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This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey... |
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Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth List Price: $12.95 Sale Price: $4.40 Used From: $3.99 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Brimming with the author's signature frankness and humor, a no-holds-barred account of what you can really expect when you're expecting. Oh, the joys of pregnancy! There's the gasiness, constipation, queasiness, and exhaustion; the forgetfulness, crankiness, and the constant worry... |
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Eating for Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide and Cookbook for Today's Mothers-to-Be List Price: $16.95 Sale Price: $9.80 Used From: $9.41 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Winner of Mom’s Choice Award in Pregnancy/Childbirth Category Every pregnant woman understands that what she eats and drinks affects the baby developing within her. Yet as a mother-to-be, you’re likely juggling so much that you simply don’t have the time—or energy!—to ensure that you’re always eating right... |
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40 Weeks +: The Essential Pregnancy Organizer (The Essential Organizers) List Price: $19.95 Sale Price: $15.97 Used From: $14.29 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Finally! A well designed, well researched, easy-to-use organizer for every stage of pregnancy. Forget ducks and bunny rabbits--this clean, sophisticated organizer is designed for modern parents-to-be.An essential addition to your pregnancy library, this handy tool simplifies the process of preparing for a baby... |
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The Pregnancy Countdown Book: Nine Months of Practical Tips, Useful Advice, and Uncensored Truths List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $7.99 Used From: $5.55 Average Rating: ![]() |
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The average pregnancy lasts 280 days and the suspense can be excruciating! The Pregnancy Countdown Book starts on Day 280 and counts down the biggest milestones every step of the way with one page of helpful information for each day of your pregnancy... |
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Ingrid & Isabel Women's Maternity Everyday BellaBand, Black, Size One List Price: $26.00 Sale Price: $26.00 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Specifically designed for expectant mothers. Ultra-soft, stretch nylon. Holds up loose fitting pants, skirts or shorts. Disguises bulky unfastened buttons and zippers. Conceals excess fabric and smooths out panels... |
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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Fourth Edition List Price: $24.95 Sale Price: $15.56 Used From: $15.50 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years... |
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The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition List Price: $11.95 Sale Price: $3.10 Used From: $0.01 Average Rating: ![]() |
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An information-packed guide to all the emotional, financial and physical changes the father-to-be may experience during the course of his partner's pregnancy. Incorporating the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists, this book is filled with sound advice and practical tips for men, as well as New Yorker-style cartoons that will keep anxious fathers-to-be chuckling. |
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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy List Price: $15.00 Sale Price: $6.53 Used From: $4.31 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Beginning with the "10 Greatest Lies About Pregnancy" (number 10: Lamaze works), and ending with postpartum dementia, Vicki Iovine's Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy has fast become the laywoman's mouthpiece for the American pregnancy experience... |
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The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 List Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $17.99 Used From: $15.67 Average Rating: ![]() |
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You've got nine months to prepare for the challenge of your life. Use every minute! The Perfect Pregnancy Workout will: -improve your mood -reduce lower back pain -develop mental discipline to control labor pain -tone your lower body to handle the demands of labor and birth -make it easier to lose weight after your baby is born -strengthen your upper body to lift and hold your baby -help eliminate or avoid incontinence and hemorroids Karyne Steben, a world-class acrobat formerly with Cirque du Soleil, leads us through the sculpting workout, combining strength moves with graceful flexibility... |


























