Encourage your child to explore all of the possibilities for his or her talents. Gifted students often want to find solutions to global problems and become deeply invested in exploring ideas to their limits. To sustain that interest, your child needs strong academic support. In college, he or she will benefit from stimulating courses that integrate disciplines. Sensitivity to expectations.
Gifted children tend to be very sensitive to the expectations of their parents and teachers.
To avoid creating feelings of guilt or underachievement, be sure to give your child options and a strong say in every college-related decision that is made. Isolation from other gifted students. Many gifted students are not challenged academically by their peers in high school and enter college unprepared for competition from other gifted students. This is a good time to begin thinking about and preparing your child for the important decisions he or she soon will face. Some gifted children are not prepared adequately for college because counseling programs differ so much from district to district.