The book above is an excellent resource for any person interacting with gifted children on a daily basis. I used this book as my textbook for a college class about the social and emotional needs of gifted students. In addition, our school has several copies that we loan to our students' parents to further their knowledge and ability to help their child on a social and/or emotional level.
Above is a link to the National Association for Gifted Children’s website. This particular link is an article about Perfectionism, which highlights that students usually portray perfectionist tendencies for three reasons: a desire to please others, easy success at a young age, or difficulty setting realistic goals. The article also lists several helpful books and website resources that parents can read or recommend to their child’s teacher and other family members to learn more about perfectionism and how to help their child overcome it. I recommend using NAGC’s website as much as possible to learn more about your gifted child. It is a parent-friendly and research-based resource that will answer many of the questions and concerns you may have about your child as they grow and progress through school.
The above link is an article written by Tamara Fisher about using bibliotherapy in the gifted classroom. It is a great resource for parents to understand what bibliotherapy is but an even better resource for teachers or parents who home school their children, as it explains how to implement and properly use books as tools for facilitating social and emotional development in gifted students. Fisher’s article is written in simple terms and from her personal experiences within her own classroom.
The above link is another article on NAGC's website explaining bibliotherapy and how it can be used to foster a gifted child's development. It reviews the basic stages of bibliotherapy and also explains the benefits and limitations. It is brief but informative.
The article above was originally published in Roeper Review and explains how bibliotherapy can also be used in the form of film instead of books to aid in gifted students' social and emotional development. Along with background information, the article provides a sample dialogue and discussion questions for the use of creating more questions for different movies or books. In addition, there is a section of suggested films for review with a brief synopsis and explanation of usefulness for each.
https://sites.google.com/site/alyssaspedproject/resources-for-parents-and-teachers
The above site is a host website that I created to share additional research, documents, and information about bibliotherapy. By clicking on the link above, you will be redirected to a Google website with two PDF document attachments. The document titled "Project" is written by Tracy Cross and explains the myths and realities about the social-emotional development of gifted students. "Project 2" is written by Carol L. Schlichter and Mary Burke and explains how books nurture a gifted child's social and emotional development.
Both are wonderful articles that will further your knowledge of using bibliotherapy with your child at home, as a teacher at school, or as a counseling professional.
