2010 Parent Institute:Parenting High Ability Children
List of Speaker Topics
Keynote by Victoria Ragsdell - "Are We Having Fun Yet?"
a humorous look at balancing life in the gifted family
Breakout Sessions
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- Emotional Well-Being and Risks of the Gifted Child: Motivation, Underachievement, Depression, Perfectionism – Dr. James Webb
- Academic Competitions – Donna Shreve
- The Gifted Preschooler: Transition from Home to School – Jean Goerss
- The Gifted Brain: Executive Functioning in Children Who are Gifted – Dr. Paul Beljan
- Guide Your Gifted Children to be Their Best – Otto Siegel
- AZ Gifted Town Hall: State Law and Funding – Peter Laing
- Limits with Freedom: Support in the Development of the Gifted Teen – Care McCray-Lengel
- ABCs of Early Elementary School Challenges – Marian Bass
- Teaching Children to Manage Stress and Intense Feelings – Dr. Abby Garcia
- Educational Alternatives Panel: Distance learning, home schooling, virtual schools, dual enrollment, early college entrance and more
- Home and School Connection: How to Talk to Your Child’s Teacher – Victoria Ragsdell
- Tips on Parenting the Gifted Child (ages 3-11) Dr. James Webb and Jan Gore
- Adolescent Transitions: Pitfalls and Possibilities for Gifted Children – Victoria Ragsdell
- Twice Exceptional: Identification and Support of Gifted Students with Learning Challenges - TBD
- What to do When Your Kid is Smarter Than You - Linda Levitt
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