Writing Your Own Script: A Parent's Role in the Gifted Child's Social Development

by Corin Barsily Goodwin, Mika Gustavson MFT, Sarah J Wilson (Editor)

Does your gifted or 2e child have enough friends? What qualifies as “enough”? Whom should they be friends with and how can they keep those friends?Parents of asynchronous children are often criticized as "helicopter parents" by others who don't understand the need for scaffolding. Others take a complete hands-off approach our of fear or self-doubt. In their latest book, Corin Barsily Goodwin and Mika Gustavson, authors of "Making the When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child," explore a parent's role in their child's social development and how we know when we are doing too much or too little to create age- and intellectually appropriate social opportunities for your child.In "Writing Your Own A Parent’s Role in the Gifted Child’s Social Development," Corin and Mika will show you how to help your child to discover the joy of true friendships based on common interests, shared values, and mutual understanding—and help you understand your role in guiding them!

99 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2015

About the author

Corin Barsily Goodwin founded GHF in 2004 to address a growing need for support and advocacy. Prior to that, she served as the Gifted/Special Needs Advisor for the HomeSchool Association of California and co-chaired their Legislative Committee. She has been presenting workshops on giftedness, learning differences, and homeschool related issues for many years. Her articles have been seen in NAGC (US) Parenting for High Potential, 2e Newsletter, California Association for the Gifted’s Gifted Ed Communicator, the NAGC UK Magazine, California HomeSchooler, SENG Update, Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, and many other publications. Ms. Goodwin also serves on the SENG Editorial Board and the Advisory Board of the Asynchronous Scholars’ Fund. She lives in the woods of Southern Oregon where she homeschools her 2e children with the help of two cats and a turtle who live with her, and a dog who just thinks she does.

Reviews

[Nicole Linn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent choice for parents of gifted and 2e kids who struggle with finding good relationships. Goodwin and Gustavson offer practical suggestions for helping your child navigate social situations with empathy and support. The authors address the fact that gifted children are often lonely and have trouble fitting in. "After all, if you are one in a million, finding someone else even sort of like you can be an onerous task." It was reassuring to read this book and know that my kiddos are not the only ones who long for deep relationships at young ages and have a challenging time finding others with the same hopes. The authors lay out a step-by-step guide for helping your child find peers and mentors, scaffolding these friendships and feeling confident that you know your child best, no matter what the critics say.