Now we would like to act on input from any of you who use the site. What are the common concerns we have all across the country. B.C. The B.C. issues point to support of Ministry of Education policy, but concern about the fact the policy is not well implemented, and that there are very disturbing gaps in the understanding of gifted children. A lot of us move, and we want to know the programs we had set up for our children can be duplicated in other provinces. I wish someone had exposed me to the following thoughts years ago.
Parents can recognize gifted children from a very early age .
Dabrowski's theory of emotional development describes overexcitabilities easily noticed by parents of young gifted children. Stephanie Tolan presents a simple view here. Dabrowski's theory of Positive Disintegration should be examined by every parent and their gifted child. It goes a long way to examining inner differences which gifted children may exhibit and which impact strongly on how they interface with their peers and the world throughout their lives. Giftedness is Asynchronous Development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm.