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"There is no silver bullet to motivate gifted children."

Del Siegle, PhD

Intrinsic motivation

There are many strategies for motivating students. However, any one technique may not be appropriate for all students at the same time nor effective for even one student for extended periods of time.

Motivational strategies need to be...

What's a parent to do?

Recapturing the Joy of Learning

The child who at one time made weekly trips to the library to check out “literally every book” about one topic and then another seemingly loses interest. Eventually the child, or teen, is doing the minimum to get by; sometimes the minimum is a good day!

"Some gifted students seemingly come out of the womb knowing what they want to do in life." - Jan Delisle

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Mining For Gold: Helping Your Children Discover Their Passion

A vague or nonexistent vision of the future or sense of purpose can definitely become an economic issue; unfocused students may take longer than the traditional four to five years to complete a degree, if they graduate at all.

On the other hand, encouraging or forcing a student to settle on a career before he or she is ready is...

Parenting Strategies to Motivate Underachieving Gifted Students

The underachievement of capable children is an area of concern for many parents and educators. Although the study of student underachievement has...

The Other Side of Being “Gifted”

For most of us, the word “gifted” conjures images of privilege and automatic success. What if I told you that gifted people also suffer because of this false notion?

Gifted and Underachieving…The Twice Exceptional Learner

Jason failed to hand in completed work in Honors and AP classes which compromised his grades.

Sophie is often impulsive and distracted in class, is argumentative, and doesn’t get along with her peers.

Trevor hates school where he spends an hour each day in the resource room for help with math and writing. Yet, Trevor is a passionate musician.

The Importance of Staying Motivated for Kids With Learning and Attention Issues

If you struggled at work every day and got negative feedback for things you did or didn’t do, what would that do to your confidence and self-esteem? What would make you continue to push yourself to improve?