Dr. Gail Post, the psychologist behind the popular Gifted Challenge blog, joins me to talk about her book, The Gifted Parenting Journey: A Guide to Self-discovery and Support for Families of Gifted Children, which combines research, theory, and clinical experience, and extends her advocacy efforts to address the needs of parents of gifted children.

In this episode, we dive into the realities of parenting gifted and 2e kids — the common challenges parents experience as part of their journey, why it can sometimes feel uncomfortable to celebrate our child’s accomplishments with others and how that impacts our kids and us, and how to handle our own expectations and pressures we may feel because of our child’s unique learning profile. We also explore what many families of gifted kids' experience as a complicated relation with the word “potential,” as well as how we as parents can manage our own uncomfortable emotions that may arise in parenting our kids, including anxiety, envy, and guilt.

ABOUT GAIL Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, parenting coach and consultant, workshop leader, and writer. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in practice for over 35 years, she provides psychotherapy with a focus on the needs of the intellectually and musically gifted and twice-exceptional, parenting coaching and workshops, and consultation with educators and psychotherapists. Dr. Post is the parent of two gifted young adults and served as co-chair of a gifted parents advocacy group when her children were in school.

THINGS YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

The common challenges parents raising gifted and 2e kids may experience as part of their journey

Why parents of gifted kids feel intense pressure surrounding their child’s educational path and how that can negatively impact families

Why the word “potential” is a loaded one for many families, and how parents can change their relationship with this concept

Why anxiety is common amongst parents raising gifted or 2e kids

The unique challenges BIPOC parents raising gifted kids face

Why self-awareness is the roadmap to attuned parenting when raising gifted and 2e kids

About Gail PostThings you’ll learn from this episode

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