Adaptive Giftedness
& the Power of the Mind with Lisa Van Gemert
giftedguru.com
Can she please,
pretty please,
just go to
Hogwarts?
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peer
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Build Connections
Self-awareness
forges links.
asynchronization
intrinsic motivation
This place is bigger for them.
PAYING ATTENTION ON PURPOSE
MINDFULNESS
I can observe without judgment.
Who knew?
Get some mindfulness training.
Get another language.
Stamina. Not just intensity, baby.
Facilitate
debriefing &
reconsolidate.
Connection with PEERS
need fulfillment
empathy
academic self-concept
lack of emotional anxiety
openness to experience
Different expectations for friendships are okay and to be expected.
You don’t
have to like
everyone.
Really.
Point out pictures & discuss feelings.
Great concert, but not the best choice for a kid with high sensitivity to loud noise. Just sayin’...
Don’t set them up for failure.
It matters {a lot}
if her friends like
to read, too.
Connection with PARENTS
Parents need to
be advocates &
reliable reporters.
Trading these does not count as conversation.
You’re making more than potatoes.
It’s about passion, not a grade.
Connection with TEACHERS
KEYS to school success
operate & cooperate in a group
show respect for property & feelings
patience with process
Gifted kids are not just brains
in jars.
A good one of these is a trait, not a destiny.
We have
seen the
enemy,
and it is
not her.
Connection with COMMUNITY
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Connections = Adaptives