How does a gifted child behave?

Gifted children can think faster and/or more deeply than other children their age. So they're often good at imagining what it's like to be in somebody else's situation. Sometimes these qualities mean your gifted and talented child gets along well with others.

raisingchildren.net.au - Gifted children: behaviour & social skills | Raising Children Network

How long is a life sentence?

In most cases, a life sentence is the maximum punishment that can be imposed. Such maximum sentences are reserved for the most serious cases....

Last updated Nov 29, 2021

What is Golden Rule life?

The Golden Rule is the principle of treating others as one wants to be treated. Various expressions of this rule can be found in the tenets of most...

Last updated Oct 9, 2018

Promotion

Emotions and emotional development: gifted and talented children

If your child is gifted and talented, you might notice that they have very strong emotions, interests and opinions compared with other children their age. Sometimes gifted and talented children have trouble managing these strong feelings. For example, a young gifted child might be very upset when their drawing isn’t as ‘good as the one in the book’. A school-age child might worry more than others about friendship troubles or not always getting things ‘right’ in class. Older children might feel anxious about not being able to fix climate change. Or they might be extremely excited about a work of art and not understand why others don’t feel the same way.

Strategies for handling strong feelings in gifted and talented children

Good communication is one of the keys to supporting your gifted child’s emotional development. It’s all about talking, listening and responding in a sensitive way, even when your child’s feelings seem out of proportion to what has happened. Talking and listening gives your child time to think through their feelings and gives you the chance to really understand those feelings. It’s good to help children learn to understand and manage their emotions by naming feelings and suggesting ways to manage them. For example, ‘It sounds like you feel frustrated about your drawing. Why don’t you have some quiet time with your favourite book? You could work on your drawing again later’. If your child is older, active listening and problem-solving can help you and your child work through the ups and downs of adolescence. If your child needs help to calm down from strong emotions, you can try these steps: notice the emotion, name it and pause. Problem-solve afterwards. You can also read more about helping your child calm down and helping your teenager calm down.

Social development and skills: gifted and talented children

Gifted children can think faster and/or more deeply than other children their age. So they’re often good at imagining what it’s like to be in somebody else’s situation. Sometimes these qualities mean your gifted and talented child gets along well with others. Other times, it might seem like your child doesn’t quite fit in with children their own age.

Why did McDonald's get rid of Monopoly?

Fraud. In 2001, the U.S. promotion was halted after fraud was uncovered. A subcontracting company, Simon Marketing (then a subsidiary of Cyrk),...

Last updated Feb 23, 2020

What does Coke and milk do to the body?

Milk cuts the gas caused by carbonation. We've all felt those annoying gas bubbles inside our stomachs after we chug a cold Coca-Cola. Some people...

Last updated May 27, 2022

Promotion

Also, you might have noticed that your gifted child prefers to play or be with older children. This is because your child is thinking and feeling at a similar level to older children.

Strategies for helping gifted and talented children get along with others

A great starting point for getting along with people is understanding that different people have different strengths. You can help your child learn this as part of your everyday family life. For example, if your child has siblings, they’ll learn that other people have different talents and interests. You can also give your child opportunities to build and practise social skills through:

Behaviour: gifted and talented children

Like all children, gifted and talented children can behave in challenging ways sometimes. But their challenging behaviour can happen for particular reasons. For example, it can happen because they:

are quick to question family rules and routines

are easily frustrated

need challenging learning opportunities.

Strategies for managing family rules and routines

Your gifted child probably has an excellent memory, so they’re likely to remember rules and routines well. But it might be hard to get your child to follow your family rules and routines. For example, your child might not want to turn out the light if they’re reading a book they’re really interested in. Or your child might come up with some very good reasons why reading is more important than going to sleep! It can help to be firm about your general expectations – for example, turning the light out by 9 pm on weeknights. But being ready to negotiate about little things is a good idea. For example, if your child wants to read past lights-out time, you could let them use a mindfulness app instead. If your child has siblings, rules that say how your family looks after and treat its members can help them get along – for example, ‘Knock and get permission before going into each other’s rooms’.

Strategies for handling frustration

Why do people put bags around bottom of trees?

They help prevent overwatering and underwatering, both of which can be damaging to trees. Watering bags help small, young trees establish their...

Last updated May 5, 2020

What makes a 1964 Kennedy half dollar rare?

The rarest 1964 Kennedy half dollar is the “SMS” Kennedy. No one knows for sure where they came from or how they were made. They have a very sharp...

Last updated Aug 11, 2019

Promotion

Gifted children often set very high standards for themselves and get frustrated when they can’t meet them. This can sometimes result in tantrums and other difficult behaviour. It’s great for your child to work towards high standards. But your child needs to understand that they can’t have high standards for everything. It’s OK to make mistakes because mistakes help us learn what to do differently next time. Self-compassion is all about treating yourself kindly when things don’t go well. You can read more about self-compassion for children and self-compassion for teenagers.

Strategies for finding the right learning opportunities

When gifted and talented children aren’t given enough opportunities to learn outside home, they might:

not engage with activities or other children at child care or school

seem fine at child care or school, but have tantrums or seem upset and withdrawn after coming home distract classmates at school or stare out the window instead of doing the classwork. If this sounds like your child, first talk with your child about what’s happening at school or child care. Listen for any clues that they need new learning opportunities or other support. For example, your child might say something like, ‘I already know the work, but my teacher keeps giving me the same thing’ or ‘The other children won’t let me join in the game because I’m a lot better than they are’. Next, talk with your child’s teachers and educators about your child’s worries, behaviour or learning needs. If you can work with your child’s educators to support your child’s needs, your child will probably be more interested in their learning. Get more ideas for encouraging good behaviour in children and good behaviour in teenagers.

raisingchildren.net.au - Gifted children: behaviour & social skills | Raising Children Network

At what age should you stop wearing sparkly eyeshadow?

This is the age to pull it off! 30s: Limit your metallic or sparkle to one area of your face, and keep the rest fairly understated. If your skin is...

Last updated Mar 25, 2022

How many people does a woman sleep with in her lifetime?

According to their findings, the average person who identifies as a woman has seven sexual partners in her life, while a person who identifies as a...

Last updated Nov 29, 2022

Promotion

How do you calculate 5 year survival?

Relative and absolute rates Five-year relative survival rates describe the percentage of patients with a disease alive five years after the disease...

Last updated Apr 25, 2019

Promotion

Why did GameStop explode?

An army of traders on the Reddit forum r/WallStreetBets helped drive a meteoric rise in GameStop's stock price in recent days, forcing halts in...

Last updated Oct 23, 2019