December 2024

In this Balance Issue:

Director's Corner

SENG Featured Article

SENG Events

SENG Highlights

SENG in the Community

SENG Partners

Director's Corner

Reflections and Gratitude:

A Year in Review

By Adam Laningham, President

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SENG Featured Article

Dualities in the Gifted

By Aditya Chothani

"As I look at my life in hindsight, I have always had sharp reasoning abilities, heightened sensitivity, and empathy - a cocktail of traits that has helped me assess and engage with the room as required. This efficient masking strategy has served me well in the public eye, but it has proven to be my biggest challenge in quieter moments and intimate relationships."

We are accepting proposals for articles that connect to our mission statement and include current research and perspectives related to the needs of gifted children and adults. Click here to review the SENG Call for Library Articles.

Access the free SENG Library here.

Upcoming SENG Events

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North Texas Meetup

Friday, January 3rd, 2025 - Join SENG & Friends for a casual SENG Meetup in Addison, TX. Connect, share, and build community with SENG past president, Lin Lim and SENG Community Group Trainers and Facilitators Cherin Escher & Melissa Marsh.

Details and RSVP

New!

SENG Hosted Community Group (SCG) for Parents of Young Children

Virtual SENG Community Group: Parents of Young Gifted Children (ages 0-10)

Weekly on Thursdays, Jan. 9 - Feb. 13, 2025

8:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. PST

Click here to register - Spaces are limited!

SENG Community Group (SCG) Facilitator Training

SENG HIGHLIGHTS

Proposals aligned with the theme of "Blueprints of Brilliance: Unlocking Potential in Mind, Body, and Spirit", are due January 31, 2025. Acceptance notifications will be sent out in February. Early Bird Registration and sponsorship opportunities open in January 2025!

Click here to submit a proposal.

2025 Conference Keynote Update

Long term friend of SENG and 2025 Conference Keynote, Julie Skolnick has a new course for parents. Julie is launching her new "Gifted and Distractible Course and Community" for parents of twice exceptional children in January, 2025.

Learn more here.

Did you miss one of our SENGinars or SENG Author events? All of our recorded programs are available for streaming on the SENG Vimeo On Demand Store.

SENG VIMEO On Demand

SENG in the Community

SENG at NAGC

It was great to connect with colleagues and community from around the country and the world at the 2024 NAGC conference in Seattle. We chatted with visitors to our exhibit hall table, socialized at our SENG Meet-Up, and participated in a panel session titled "Empowering Advocates: Strategies for Supporting the Social & Emotional Needs of Gifted and Talented Children".

SENG Saturday Seminar

On December 7th in Phoenix, AZ, Dr. Paul Beljan & Dr. Justin Gardner presented on "Why They Are the Way They Are - Understanding the Gifted Brain and Asynchronous Development" and "Gifted, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, & More - How To Help Figure It Out and Support Your Child"

We look forward to more local events in Arizona!

Community Call for Research Participants

Winter Course for Caregivers of 2E Youth - This course is free and open to any caregivers of 2e children as part of a doctoral dissertation project through the Bridges Graduate School.

Click here for course flyer.

PARTNER WITH SENG

SENG seeks to engage with like-minded organizations that share our mission and values both nationally and globally. These collaborations enable us to more effectively guide gifted and talented individuals in their personal and academic journeys, helping them thrive intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.

Learn more here

SENG is a nonprofit organization that empowers gifted and twice-exceptional people to accept our whole being, feel balanced, happy, and at peace, allowing for fulfillment in life.