The Essential Guide to Growing Up Gifted

The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids is an interactive, illustrated book that helps gifted and talented (GT) children understand and appreciate their gifts. Featuring real quotes from gifted kids, this book answers questions like What does "gifted" mean? Why am I gifted? How can I make school more engaging? How do I make friends? This upbeat, informative, friendly, and compact book has been a trusted resource for decades, and this fourth edition includes updated research on giftedness, fresh resources, and new content on neurodivergence, helping readers understand what it means to be GT.

Inside, kids will:

• Discover how their gifted brains work
• Find quizzes, quotes from real kids, and fun illustrations
• Discover strategies to handle bullying, high expectations, and the unique challenges of being gifted
• Read about issues that really matter to GT kids, based on a survey of over 1,000 children
• Learn how to let go of perfectionism and love themselves for who they are

The Survival Guides for Kids series gives kids the tools they need to not only survive, but thrive. With plenty of realistic examples and illustrations, they are accessible, encouraging, kid-friendly, and even life-changing.

About the Author
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Judy Galbraith, MA, is an award-winning author. She has taught and counseled gifted children and teens, their parents, and their teachers for many years. In 1983 she started Free Spirit Publishing. Judy is the author or coauthor of several books, including When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers, The Gifted Teen Survival Guide, and The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids. She has appeared on Oprah and has been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers, and broadcast and online media.

Judy lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her rescue dog, Angel, a spirited terrier. Her hobbies include walking and hiking with Angel, traveling, swimming, and being outside in nature as often as possible.

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Book Information
ISBN 9798885549509
Author Judy Galbraith
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S.
Publisher Teacher Created Materials, Inc
Weight(grams) 227g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm