Getting Started   Betts, George & Neihart, Maureen, "Profiles of the gifted and talented" Davidson Institute Team, "A place to start: Is my child gifted?"   Parenting Alvino, James, "Considerations and strategies for parenting the gifted child." (.pdf file) Webb, James, Gore, Janet, Amend, Edward, DeVries, Arlene, "A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children" Cohn, Sanford, "Tips for parents: Smart boys." Colangelo, Nicholas & Detterman, David,  "A review of research on parents and families of gifted children." Davidson Institute Team, "Pursuing profound possibilities." Halsted, Judith.  (1994). Some of my best friends are books. Great Potential Press. Isaacson, Karen. (2002). Raisin’ brains: Surviving my smart family. Great Potential Press. Rimm, Sylvia, "Ten tips for parenting gifted girls." Seligman, M. (1996), " The Optimistic Child". Smutny, Joan. (1998). The young gifted child: Potential and promise, an anthology. Hampton PR.  Walker, Sally & Pernu, Caryn.  (1994). The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick up for Your Gifted Child. Free Spirit Publishing. Webb, James, Meckstroth, Elizabeth & Tolan, Stephanie. (1989). Guiding the gifted child. Great Potential Press. More articles on this topic can be found in the Article Library of the Davidson Database.    Development Gross, Miraca,  "Small poppies: Highly gifted children in the early years"  Schultz, Robert, Tips for Parents: Adolescence and the HG/PG Indiviual More articles on this topic can be found in the Article Library of the Davidson Database.    Testing & Assessment Davidson Institute for Talent Development, " A place to start: Is my child gifted?" Kearney, Kathi, "Frequently asked questions about testing and assessment." Osborn, Julia, " Assessing gifted children."  VanTassel-Baska, Joyce, "The on-going dilemma of effective identification practices in gifted education." More articles on this topic can be found in the Article Library of the Davidson Database.    Social & Emotional Development Cohen, Leonora & Frydenburg, Erica. (1996). Coping for capable kids.  Prufrock Press, Inc. Davidson Institute for Talent Development, “Recommended readings on friendship." Delisle, James & Galbraith, Judy. (2002).  When gifted kids don’t have all the answers: How to meet their social and emotional needs.  Free Spirit Publishing. Frankel, Fred and Wetmore, Barry. (1996). Good friends are hard to find: Help your child find, make and keep friends. Perspective Publishing. Greenspon, Tom.  (2006). Freeing our families from perfectionism. Free Spirit Publishing. Kerr, Barbara.  (1997). Smart girls. Gifted Psychology Press. Kerr, Barbara & Cohn, Sanford. (2004). Smart boys: Talent, manhood and the search for meaning. Great Potential Press. Neihart, Maureen, "The impact of giftedness on psychological well-being." Neihart, Maureen, Reis, Sally, Robinson, Nancy & Moon, Sidney (Eds.). (2001).  The social and emotional development of gifted children: What do we know? National Association for Gifted Children, Prufrock Press, Inc.  Seligman, M. (1996), "The Optimistic Child". Sword, Leslie, "Emotional intensity in gifted children." Winebrenner, S. "Teaching Kids With Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom." More articles on this topic can be found in the Article Library of the Davidson Database.    Schooling Codd, M. Educational options for highly gifted learners .  (website) Colangelo, Nicholas, Assouline, Susan, and Gross, Miraca. (2004) A nation deceived: How schools hold back America's brightest students. University of Iowa Press. Davidson Institute for Talent Development, "Educational options for gifted learners.” Knope, Muriel, "Home schooling: An accidental journey." Osborn, Julia, "Issues in educating exceptionally gifted students." Rimm, Sylvia. (1995). Why bright kids get poor grades. Three Rivers Press. Robinson, Nancy, " Food for thought: Is early college entrance an appropriate alternative?" Rogers, Karen. (2001). Re-Forming gifted education: Matching the program to the child. Gifted Psychology Press. Vail, Patricia & Vail, Priscilla L. (1989). Smart kids with school problems: Things to know and ways to help. New American Library. Winebrenner, Susan. (1992). Teaching Kids With Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom. Free Spirit Publishing More articles on this topic can be found in the Article Library of the Davidson Database.    Educational Advocacy Assouline, Susan, Colangelo, Nicholas, Lupowski-Shoplik, Ann, Lipscomb, Jonathan & Forstadt, Leslie. (1998). Iowa acceleration scale: A guide for whole-grade acceleration K-8 . Great Potential Press. Davidson Institute for Talent Development, "Recommended readings on educational advocacy." Davidson Institute for Talent Development, "The Advocacy Guidebook." (PDF version) Davidson, Jan & Davidson, Bob. (2004). Genius denied: How to stop wasting our brightest young minds. Simon & Schuster. See pp. 77-81, 89-95, 113-118,152-154, 169-173 for examples of effective educational advocacy. Berger, S. "Supporting gifted education through advocacy."  Davidson Institute for Talent Development, "Parenting tips on educational advocacy." Karnes, Frances & Marquardt, Ronald. (1991). Gifted children and legal issues in education: Parents’ stories of hope.  Great Potential Press Karnes, Frances & Marquardt, Ronald. (1991). Gifted children and the law: Mediation, due process, and court cases. Great Potential Press. Karnes, Frances & Marquardt, Ronald. (2000). Gifted children and legal issues: An update. Great Potential Press. LaBonte, Cathy, Russell, Karen & Russell, Greg, "Preparing for and holding an effective school meeting." Neville, Christine, "Portfolio: An effective way to present your child to the school." Osborn, Julia, "Educational advocacy for gifted students." Smutny, Joan.  (2000). Stand up for your gifted child: How to make the most of kids’ strengths at school and at home. Free Spirit Publishing.  More articles on this topic can be found in the Article Library of the Davidson Database.    Talent Development Assouline, Susan & Lupkowski-Shoplik, Ann. (2003). Developing mathematical talent  Prufrock Press Inc. Berger, S.,"Mentor relationships and gifted learners." Davidson Institute for Talent Development, "Parents: What You Can Do!" Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula, "Parenting practices that promote talent development, creativity, and optimal adjustment."  Sloane, Kathryn, "Home influences on talent development." Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, Rathunde, Kevin, Whalen, Samuel & Wong, Maria. (1994). Talented teenagers: The roots of success and failure. Cambridge University Press. More articles on this topic can be found in the Article Library of the Davidson Database.