Resources for Parents

Selected books to read about gifted children, learning styles, motivation, and how you can help your student realize his or her unique potential.  These are not books that are "endorsed," yet they may provide some insights into your child and how you can best help him/her grow and develop.

ADOLESCENTS

The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Frances E. Jensen

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel MD

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SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain  

I don't know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t) by Leah Hager Cohen

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck  

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings by Kenneth R. Ginsburg MD FAAP  

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink  

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough

PARENTING

Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown, M.D. with Christopher Vaughan

Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni

The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids by Madeline Levine, Ph.D.

Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Tony Wagner

Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era by Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith

GIFTED CHILDREN  

Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 

Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Gifted Children by James Delisle Ph.D.

When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers: How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs by Jim Delisle Ph.D. and Judy Galbraith M.A.   

The Gifted Teen Survival Guide: Smart, Sharp, and Ready for (Almost) Anything by Judy Galbraith M.A. and Jim Delisle Ph.D. 

The Underachieving Gifted Child: Recognizing, Understanding, and Reversing Underachievement by Del Siegle Ph.D.  

Twice-Exceptional Gifted Children: Understanding, Teaching, and Counseling Gifted Students by Beverly Trail Ed.D.