DCPS Parent Academy | The Mental Well-Being of Gifted Learners

Learn how families can support the mental well-being of their gifted and high-ability learners in the areas of perfectionism, sensitivity, academic pressures, and social life. Families will receive information, resources, and strategies to support their child(ren).

Resources to Help Families Navigate Gifted Friendships and Social Skills

Gifted children often gravitate towards advanced and unique interests, which sometimes makes it difficult for them to find friends among their same-age peers. To that end, the Davidson Institute has prepared the following “Best of Friendships and Social Skills” articles and resources for your gifted family!

Is My Child Gifted?

There are many definitions of giftedness and equally as many ways to formally identify whether or not a child is gifted. Essentially, as NAGC defines in the article “What is Giftedness?”, “Children are gifted when their ability is significantly above the norm for their age.” Students can exhibit gifted abilities in various spheres – creatively, intellectually, musically, academically across the board or in a specific subject area such as math, language arts, or science.