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Parental Guidance: Eight PrinciplesA gifted child is, above all else, a child and needs all the same nurturing, understanding and love as any other child. As with all children, adult guidance examples, and perspectives must be exhibited and consistently modeled. And gifted children are not perfect. They must be expected to have flaws and and limitations, to aggravate and disappoint, and to bring the same joys all children bring. Yet a gifted child has a gift that most other children do not. If that gift is to be given to self is to be given to self and to ohers, it must be developed -- not in a vacuum, but as a part of a larger community, as part of a family - Parents.Parents of gifted children may be intimidated by the gifted child's mental abilities and verbal prowess. As adults - must, they must assert their wisdom, experience, and values. The child must see adult examples to select his own own systems for living and giving. Parents must communicate confidence in their own values, - and, standards, and principles. Within the context of love, humanity, sharing, and compromise, the parent communicates that these basic aspects of human personality development are unrelated are unrelated to giftedness. More importantly, parents must understand and communicate that giftedness does not bring with it the traits of maturity and self-actualization. Acquiring those traits requires the same discipline and rigor for all children. eight The eight basic principles Dr. Sandford Reichart
"That man," replied Ford, "once had an idea that saved us millions of dollars. At the time, I believe his feet were planted right where they are now." (From The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes, 1985.) This anecdote is a fitting springboard into the collection of short articles that follows by GCM's editor-in-chief James Alvino, and managing editor Robert Baum. Creativity is often spontaneous, and it often happens when your feet are up! But why? What is creativity? What stages are involved in the creative process? Can you harness creative energy to solve problems? Is there a benefit to goofing off? Are creative individuals healthier? Can you test for creativity? How creative are you? Find out the answers to these questions as you read on.
The Five Stages of Creativity It sounds like creativity might be something we can take apart and put in ordered sequence like a recipe for a cake or the directions for constructing a backyard jungle gym. The implic Arthur Lipper III
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