TPP 319a: Dr. Gail Post on the Gifted Parenting Journey and Support for Families of Gifted Children

About this episode

Dr. Gail Post discusses the complexities of parenting gifted children and offers insights from her book on self-discovery and support for families.

Dr. Gail Post, the psychologist behind the popular Gifted Challenge blog, joins me to talk about her book, The Gifted Parenting Journey: A Guide to Self-discovery and Support for Families of Gifted Children, which combines research, theory, and clinical experience, and extends her advocacy efforts to address the needs of parents of gifted children. In this episode, we dive into the realities of parenting gifted and 2e kids — the common challenges parents experience as part of their journey, why it can sometimes feel uncomfortable to celebrate our child’s accomplishments with others and how that impacts our kids and us, and how to handle our own expectations and pressures we may feel because of our child’s unique learning profile. We also explore what many families of gifted kids' experience as a complicated relation with the word “potential,” as well as how we as parents can manage our own uncomfortable emotions that may arise in parenting our kids, including anxiety, envy, and guilt. ABOUT GAIL Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, parenting coach and consultant, workshop leader, and writer. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of…

People in this episode

Host: Debbie Reber

Guest: Dr. Gail Post

Topics covered

• gifted children
• parenting challenges
• emotional support
• self-discovery
• twice-exceptional kids
• parenting expectations

Keywords

• gifted parenting
• 2e kids
• parenting support
• anxiety
• guilt
• potential
• parenting challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Books & works: The Gifted Parenting Journey: A Guide to Self-discovery and Support for Families of Gifted Children

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