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This site is designed to serve both AACAP Members, and Parents and Families. Information is provided as a public service to aid in the understanding and treatment of the developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders which affect an estimated 7 to 12 million children and adolescents at any given time in the United States. You will find information on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for parents and caregivers, AACAP membership, current research, practice guidelines, managed care information, awards and fellowship descriptions, meet...
http://www.aacap.org/
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This website is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources.
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
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This website, CapabilitiesInc.com, offers advice and products for parents and teachers who would like to take a different approach to raising capable young adults.
http://www.capabilitiesinc.com/
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This paper by Mark L. Elliott, hosted by the Tasmania Department of Education, discusses some of the social and emotional vulnerabilities of gifted adolescent boys. A variety of case studies were used to address peer isolation and rejection in the context of adolescent risk-taking and academic underachievement.
http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/tag/aaegt7/elliott.htm
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This article discusses challenges to adjustment and coping strategies. The adjustment section discusses ownership, dissonance, taking risks, competing expectations, and more.
http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9216/adjust.htm
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This article link takes users to a publication on the U.S. Department of Education website. This article is part of a series entitled "My child's academic success." The article is broken into two sections: contributors to low motivation and tips for encouraging motivation. Although not written specifically for the gifted population, this article is applicable and should be useful for parents of highly intelligent young people.
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/adolescence/partx4.html
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This theory of cognitive development from Piaget, has had a tremendous influence on all modern developmental psychologists. After observing a number of children, he posed that children progress through 4 stages (described on this website's page) and that they all do so in the same order.
http://evolution.massey.ac.nz/assign2/MH/webpage.htm
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Written by Meredith J. Greene for the University of Connecticut and published on the website for The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, this article explores the opposing beliefs about the nature of what counts as educational knowledge.
http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~nrcgt/news/spring02/sprng022.html
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How can parents, teachers, and counselors reduce this stress? Help is on the way. This article by Rita Richardson gives some insight on what you can do. It's important to remember that "gifted students, although bright, aren't mind readers. They have the facts, and lots of them, but need the accumulated wisdom and loving guidance of parents who care."
http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,59-375,00.html
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Educators and parents must turn their attention to the emotional and social needs of gifted and talented youngsters. It is important to remember that some youngsters may be at risk for depression or suicide. This article quotes some rather shocking figures on the rise of adolescent suicide rates within the gifted population. The article outlines the risk factors and vulnerabilities of gifted students and suggests ways parents and educators can work to prevent such tragedies.
http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~nrcgt/news/spring01/sprng012.html
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This guide by Will Glennon and Jeanne Elium, suggests tools for raising emotionally healthy boys in a culture that preaches stoicism for men. Some of the suggestions revolve around attitudes adults should cultivate in dealing with boys. The book also describes practical things adults can do to enhance boys' mental and emotional health.
http://www.conari.com/estore/product_detail.jsp?product_group_id=1
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This book by the author of "The Wonder of Boys" addresses the challenges of male adolescence. Gurian explores the biological and emotional landscape of male adolescence from cross disciplinary perspectives--culling research from medical science, psychology, anthropology and his own personal observation. What results is a very thorough and interesting overview of male adolescence.
http://www.penguinputnam.com/Book/BookFrame/0,,,00.html?id=0874779693
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This book by S. Scheffer looks at the lack of a "crisis of confidence" in homeschooled adolescent girls, compared with other girls in more traditional school settings. Several of the girls interviewed for this study are intellectually or artistically gifted.
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Beyond Apperance, written by Norine Johnson, Michael Robrts and Judith Worrell, takes a scientific approach to research the culture of teenage girls. The book discusses gender roles, body image, family/peer relationships, sexual decision making, and experiences that impact and shape teenage girls and society. To read a review of this book, click here.
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"This book offers a highly revealing-and troubling-view of today's high school students and the ways they pursue high grades and success. Denise Pope, veteran teacher and curriculum expert, follows five motivated and successful students through a school year, closely shadowing them and engaging them in lengthy reflections on their school experiences."
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Despite the best efforts of parents, today's adolescents frequently drink, experiment with drugs and are sexually active. According to the Anthony E. Wolf, however, it is still important to have rules even though a teenager may break them. He clearly has a feel for both the angst of young people who must deal with an evermore complex world and the difficulties parents face when a cooperative loving child morphs into a teenager who lies, talks back and avoids parental company.
http://www.amazon.com/Life-First-Could-Drive-Cheryl/dp/0374528535/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7828329-6071137?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1172874412&sr=8-1
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Author Kate Distin, describes this as "the book that we needed when our children were younger." She aims to help children and their families to learn more about what is typical or normal for gifted and talented children and to shatter some of the myths about these children and their parents.
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/Gifted_Children-ISBN_1843104393.html?isrc=b-search
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This book, written by Terry W. Neu, Ph.D., Rich Weinfeld, combine field-tested strategies and advice with case studies of boys across the nation to give smart young boys and their parents a strong guide for ensuring boys' success in school and the future.
http://www.prufrock.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=605
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The teenage years are tough-for kids, and for parents. Many teenagers are grappling with a slew of overwhelming emotions, and the results can range from not wanting to be seen with a parent in public to reckless and destructive behavior that can destroy a family. Parents despair as a child becomes a sullen, defiant stranger. Thoughtful, clear-eyed, comprehensive, and refreshingly free of jargon, How to Keep Your Teenager Out of Trouble and What to do if you Can't helps parents identify whether their teens are exhibiting typical behavior-...
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/How_to_Keep_Your_Teenager_Out_of_Trouble_and_What_to_Do_If-ISBN_0761125914.html?isrc=b-search
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Authors, Roni Cohen-Sandler and Michelle Silver say, that although the teen years can be a tumultuous time for girls and their mothers, don't despair, strong feelings and conflict, of approached correctly, can actually lead to a deeper mutual understanding and a more satisfying relationship.
http://www.ronicohensandler.com/books_mad.html
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Geared toward nine to fourteen year olds, FACES encourages young readers to build their critical thinking skills as they learn to look at other cultures - and their own - in new perspectives. Photographs, maps, time lines, activities, and contests all add interest as children roam the earth in their reading, one theme at a time.
http://www.cobblestonepub.com/search.html?q=faces
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Adam Eason discusses how one can learn to understand their feelings and how to deal with them. He gives techniques on how to embrace unwanted feelings brought on by stress, overachievement, and anxiety. Eason emphasizes how to let them go and obtain mental health.
http://talentdevelop.com/articles/FTFADEI.html
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Po Bronson discusses how parents unknowingly add pressure to their children. Too much encouragement can create fear in trying new things due to the possibility of failure. A new study from the New York public-school system strongly suggests giving kids the label of “smart” does not prevent them from underperforming. It might actually be causing it.
http://talentdevelop.com/articles/HNTTTYK.html
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In this 45 minute video, James Webb, Ph.D. describes the traits, common behaviors and challenges for gifted children from preschool through adolescence. As they enter school, gifted children are often criticized for their charactisics. Dr. Webb discusses ways to help and nurture gifted children as they grow.
http://www.giftedbooks.com/products.asp#D
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In this 45 minute presentation, Dr. James Webb describes the most common basic characteristics of gifted children and shows how some of these traits can actually result in underachievement, power struggles and failure to be recognized as bright.
http://www.giftedbooks.com/productdetails.asp?id=74
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The fast pace of technology, family breakups and other changes in today's evolving world make parenting more difficult. Learn more than two dozen strategies to set successful limits, avoid power struggles, minimize sibling rivalry and promote self-esteem in this video from James Webb, Ph.D.
http://www.giftedbooks.com/products.asp#P
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