Tips For Dealing With Back To School Emotions
As the summer holidays come to an end, your child might start showing signs of anxiety or reluctance about returning to school. This short blog post [...]
What’s Wrong With Me? – Thea’s Story
What do you do when your child feels that being different – being bright – is wrong? For the parents of Thea*, now aged 9, it [...]
Bullying and Children with High Learning Potential by CBT Therapist, Tony Freeman
In 15 years of treating gifted children (also known as children with high learning potential / high ability / more able), I have seen the unique [...]
Worrying Times – A Resource Round-Up for Real-World Anxieties
In these worrying and unpredictable times, many of our children and young people are, sadly, struggling to cope. The years usually set aside for pre-school socialising, [...]
Too Busy, Too Bright, Too Loud… I Just Can’t Concentrate! by Mariza Ferreira
How to Help THIS Child in the Classroom In this occasional series by Paediatric Occupational Therapist Mariza Ferreira, we consider some of the sensory, motor [...]
Katy is a Jiggler! How to Help that Child who is Constantly on the Go by Mariza Ferreira
In this occasional series by Paediatric Occupational Therapist Mariza Ferreira, we consider some of the sensory, motor coordination and emotional regulatory issues which could be affecting [...]
Building Friendships – Finding Friends When You Have High Learning Potential
When it comes to friendships, children aren't really that different to us as adults; they are more likely to be drawn towards those with whom they [...]
Teacher, This is How You Can Help a Child with Handwriting Difficulties by Mariza Ferreira
In this occasional series by Paediatric Occupational Therapist Mariza Ferreira, we consider some of the sensory, motor coordination and emotional regulatory issues which could be affecting [...]
I Believe in Me!
Positive Self-Esteem for High Potential Learners – How to Help Them Believe and Thrive Self-esteem can be summarised as the opinion we have of ourselves. Positive [...]
Emotional Intelligence and High Learning Potential
Whilst there is a common acceptance of the importance of academic aptitude when it comes to life chances, it is by no means the only kind [...]