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4.2.11 Moving from “But What If” to “I Can”: Parenting the Anxious Gifted Child
Anxieties are a normal part of the human experience, but when a child’s worries create dramatic lifestyle changes for the entire family and long-term, pervasive problems with navigating the world, parents may not know what to do. The number of students affected by anxiety has increased markedly in recent years, and parents need strategies to help their children manage their symptoms and improve their children’s outlook on life. Presenters will discuss typical sources of anxiety as well as effective ways of working with students who have anxiety concerns. They will consider small, incremental changes and specific strategies parents can begin using today.
Author(s):
Joan Jacobs
jjacobs@lps.org
Lincoln Public Schools
United States
With 30 years of experience in gifted education, Dr. Jacobs has worked with students at all age levels across the United States. Her strength as an educator is solving the puzzles that individual students present so that they can become enthusiastic learners.
Elizabeth Ebers-Truesdale
lebers@lps.org
Lincoln Public Schools
United States
A practicing counselor and teacher, Liz Ebers-Truesdale has worked in gifted education for decades, and delights in training teachers as well as teaching gifted populations in Title I schools.