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Top Ten Books on
Giftedness
Books on Time and Perfectionism
Books for Parents
Books for Kids
Top Ten Books on Giftedness
by
Noreen H. Joslyn, LISW, ACSW
Bringing Out the Best: A Resource
Guide for Parents of Young Gifted Children by Jacqulyn
Saunders with Pamela Espelund. Free Spirit Publishing
A highly practical book. Gives suggestions for enriching home learning
plus advice on choosing preschools.
The Survival Guide for Parents of
Gifted Kids by Sally Y. Walker. Free Spirit Publishing
Good advice written with a sense of humor. I've read it many times
over!
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide:
For Ages 10 and Under by Judy Galbraith. Free Spirit
Publishing
Written for the younger gifted student, this helpful book explains
giftedness clearly. Gives many suggestions to help make the school
experience more positive.
The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide: A
Teen Handbook by Judy Galbraith and Jim Delisle, PhD. Free
Spirit Publishing
Recently updated, this valuable book covers topics such as how to
relate with peers, devising your own curriculum, and college planning.
An important chapter covers depression and suicide risks. My own kids
have read this.
Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child
by Sylvia Rimm, PhD. Barron's Publishing
Part of the Barron's Parenting Keys Series, this helpful book examines
questions many parents of gifted children have, such as when to start
school, grade-skipping, and homework habits. Very readable.
Perfectionism: What's Bad About
Being Too Good? By Miriam Adderholdt-Elliot, PhD. Free Spirit
Publishing
The title says it all. Though directed towards any perfectionist you
know -- older middle-school age and up -- this book will also help
parents understand and cope with their own gifted perfectionist child.
The Roller-Coaster Years: Raising
Your Child through the Maddening yet Magical Middle School Years
by Charlene Gianetti and Margaret Sagarese. Broadway Books
Though not written specifically for parents of gifted kids, this is a
very helpful book for parents of an often overlooked age group. There
is also a comprehensive list of resources for every chapter!
College Planning for Gifted
Students by Sandra L. Berger. The Council for Exceptional
Children
A book that takes you from choosing middle-school courses to the
college-application process. Recently updated, it also includes data
on gifted-teen summer programs and state gifted associations.
The Over-Scheduled Child: Avoiding
the Hyper-Parenting Trap by Alvin Rosenfeld, MD and Nicole
Wise. St. Martin's Griffen Press
Gifted kids often want to put themselves in too many activities.
Though not specifically directed at parents of gifted, this book
examines this concern and makes recommendations for putting on the
brakes.
The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary
Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius by Mary-Elaine Jacobsen,
PsyD. Ballentine Books
You didn't think you stopped being gifted when you grew up, did you?
Insightful writing examines issues that gifted adults may face if they
don't successfully incorporate their "differentness" into their
personality. Since many parents of gifted kids are gifted themselves,
this book is highly recommended.
Source: Family Education Network
Books on Time and Perfectionism
by
Sandra Berger, M.Ed.
Here are some great books for gifted kids of all ages, dealing with time management and perfectionism.
Time Management for Unmanageable
People
Ann McGee-Cooper and Duane Trammell
Provides a "right-brain" method for work/study skills and time
management. Suggestions include "reward yourself first and then do
your assignments."
Becoming a Master Student: Tools,
Techniques, Hints, Ideas, Illustrations, Examples, Methods,
Procedures, Processes, Skills, Resources, and Suggestions
David Ellis
Written primarily for college students, this book provides dynamic
ways of teaching study skills, time management, and goal setting.
Students are encouraged to try innovative approaches to academic and
life-management skills.
Perfectionism: What's Bad About
Being Too Good?
Miriam Adderholdt-Elliott and Jan Goldberg
Explores the problem of perfectionism, explains the differences
between healthy ambition and unhealthy perfectionism, and gives
strategies for getting out of the perfectionist trap.
The Skills of Encouragement:
Bringing Out the Best in Yourself & Others
Don Dinkmeyer and Lewis Losoncy
Provides a plan, strategies, hints, and tips for helping discouraged
students.
I May Not Be Totally Perfect, but
Parts of Me Are Excellent, and Other Brilliant Thoughts
Ashleigh Brilliant
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide,
Ages 10 and Under
Judy Galbraith, Pamela Espeland, and Albert Molnar
Support and practical suggestions for gifted youngsters who are
struggling with typical problems, such as school work, peer
relationships, and community expectations.
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A
Teen Handbook
Judy Galbraith, James R. Delisle, Pamela Espeland (Editor), and Jim
Delisle
Helps students understand the meaning of giftedness, how to take
charge of their own education, how to handle other people's
expectations, and how to make and keep friends.
Tales for the Perfect Child
Florence Parry Heide and Victoria Chess
Written for 9- to 12-year-olds, this book presents a funny look at
what would happen if children were perfect.
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three
Days
Stephen Manes
A funny book for 9- to 12-year-olds about a student who decides that
he wants to be perfect and finds a book on the topic.
Some of My Best Friends Are Books:
Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School
Judith Wynn Halsted
A guide to using bibliotherapy and an excellent annotated list of
books to use with gifted students.
Brought to you by the Council for Exceptional Children
Source: Family Education Network
Books for Parents
Beyond ADD: Hunting for Reasons in the Past & Present by Thom Hartmann
Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller and Ruth Ward
Dreamers, Discoverers, & Dynamos: How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored, and Having Problems in School by Lucy Jo Palladino
Gifted Children: Myths and Realities
Keys To Parenting the Gifted Child by Sylvia Rimm.
Parents' Guide to Raising a Gifted
Child by James Alvino and the editors of Gifted Children
Monthly
Pretenders: Gifted People Who Have Difficulty Learning
by Barbara P. Guyer
The Survival Guide for Parents of
Gifted Kids
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades: And What You Can Do About It
by Sylvia Rimm.
Your Gifted Child: How To Recognize and Develop the Special
Talents In Your Child From Birth to Age Seven by Joan Franklim
Smutny
Books for Kids
Alphabet Workbook for gifted preschoolers by Martha Cheney and Karol Kaminsky.
Extraordinary Young People by Marlene Targ Brill
The Gifted Kid's Survival Guide:
For Ages 10 and Under
Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook
More Questions & Answers: For Ages 6 to 8 by Bailey
Kennedy and Larry Nolte
Story Starters: Stories About Animals by Julie Koerner
and Leo Abbett
Source: Family Education Network
