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		<title>Gifted Children Get Mixed Messages</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/gifted-children-get-mixed-messages</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 13:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by The Loopweaver via Flickr Our society thinks it is wonderful to reward athletes, musicians, actors, and artists.  Entire industiries spend billions of dollars on these fields.  But what about the intellectually gifted?  They get mixed messages. It&#8217;s good to be smart . . . as long as you&#8217;re not too smart.  Too smart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Gifted Children be Educated Differently?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 13:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by foreversouls via Flickr Some educators believe that &#8220;bright children don&#8217;t need any special help; after all, they already have so many things going for them.  The reality is that gifted children&#8217;s educational needs arise directly from their strengths; it is precisely because these children are rapid and advanced learners that they need specialized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;You&#8217;re NOT Normal!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;there is a general ambivalence in our schools and in society about gifted children, and they are often criticized for the very things that make them what they are (sensitive, intense, etc.).  Both at home and at school, they hear, &#8220;You&#8217;re too sensitive! You&#8217;re too intense!  You have a strange sense of humor! Do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Isn&#8217;t Every Child &#8220;Gifted?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/lwlw/isnt-every-child-gifted</link>
		<comments>http://livingwithlivewires.com/lwlw/isnt-every-child-gifted#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people believe that everyone is&#8221;gifted.&#8221;  They think that everyone is &#8220;special&#8221; in some way.  Everyone is special and should be valued as such.  There should not be any class of people that are valued or de-valued more than others in terms of human worth.  Using the term &#8220;gifted&#8221; is NOT a value judgement.  It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myths About Gifted Children</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/lwlw/myths-about-gifted-children</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this list and see if you can identify the myths about gifted children. -Gifted children are usually gifted in all academic areas. -Giftedness is wholly inborn. -Giftedness is entirely a matter of hard work. -All children are gifted. -Children become gifted because their parents push them. -Gifted children will become eminent adults. -Gifted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why use the term &#8220;Gifted?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/lwlw/why-use-the-term-gifted</link>
		<comments>http://livingwithlivewires.com/lwlw/why-use-the-term-gifted#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you use the term &#8220;gifted&#8221; in reference to your children, or yourself, chances are you may get a negative reaction or a non-responsive reaction from others.  Why is this term so loaded with negative connotations?   Let&#8217;s take a look at where the term originated. It wasn&#8217;t until the early 1900s tht the general [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Spill-Over Tantrums &#8211; pt.3</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/family-life-unleashed/in-close-quarters/dealing-with-spill-over-tantrums-pt3</link>
		<comments>http://livingwithlivewires.com/family-life-unleashed/in-close-quarters/dealing-with-spill-over-tantrums-pt3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We continue with more recommendations by Mary Sheedy Kurchinka (2006), in Raising Your Spirited Child, to help parents deal with spill-over tantrums: Talk About What&#8217;s Flooding Your Child Use a Soft But Firm Voice Make Sure Your Rules Are Clear Clarify the Consequences SPANKING DOESN&#8217;T WORK Doing everything you can to prevent tantrums is always preferred. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Spill-Over Tantrums &#8211; pt. 2</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/family-life-unleashed/in-close-quarters/dealing-with-spill-over-tantrums-pt-2</link>
		<comments>http://livingwithlivewires.com/family-life-unleashed/in-close-quarters/dealing-with-spill-over-tantrums-pt-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, try to identify and stop the trigger when at all possible.  When children are experiencing a spill-over tantrum they often cannot stop themselves.  They need us to help them gain control and calm down. Mary Sheedy Kurchinka (2006), in Raising Your Spirited Child, has several suggestions to help parents deal with spill-over tantrums: Stop the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Spill-Over Tantrums &#8211; pt.1</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/family-life-unleashed/in-close-quarters/dealing-with-spill-over-tantrums-pt1</link>
		<comments>http://livingwithlivewires.com/family-life-unleashed/in-close-quarters/dealing-with-spill-over-tantrums-pt1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the &#8220;normal&#8221; tantrums, follow the traditional advice.  But, if you are experiencing a spill-over tantrum with your spirited child, a few other strategies are needed.  Mary Sheedy Kurchinka (2006), in Raising Your Spirited Child, states: A spill-over tantrum can&#8217;t be stopped by ignoring it because your child is dealing with a tempermental issue that has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Gifted Children Have Different Types of Tantrums?</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/family-life-unleashed/in-close-quarters/do-gifted-children-have-different-types-of-tantrums</link>
		<comments>http://livingwithlivewires.com/family-life-unleashed/in-close-quarters/do-gifted-children-have-different-types-of-tantrums#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I posted a few comments about how to handle Four-Year Old tantrums. Part 1 Part 2 Those posts included some of the traditional advice for parents to use to handle tantrums. And, there are many times that advice works quite well. But, do gifted children have different types of tantrums that require different strategies? [...]]]></description>
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