The activities and suggestions in this monograph are designed to nurture talent development, whether academic or creative. This will vary on an individual basis. The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, University of Connecticut. Considerations and Strategies for Parenting the Gifted Child James Alvino Recommendations Evaluate your parenting style, temper overbearing personality traits, focus on positive aspects of behavior, allow for unstructured time, and balance permissiveness with authority. Discipline doesn't have to be negative.
Children require structure and age appropriate responsibilities.
Rules should be few, reasonable, and consistently enforced. Provide an enriched environment with lots of materials and opportunities for exploration. In order to avoid stress, children need to be physically fit, learn to relax, learn to break tasks into manageable bites, and need to have positive role models. Creativity requires a nurturing, expressive climate. Allow for regression, solitude, and divergent thinking.