Perfectionism and gifted children / Rosemary Callard-Szulgit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Callard-Szulgit, Rosemary, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gifted children--Education--United States--Psychological aspects.

Gifted children.

Gifted children--United States--Psychology.

Perfectionism (Personality trait).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span><span>Parents and educators expect gifted children to be well-behaved, studious, and hard working. Why, then, do so many have trouble in school? According to Dr. Rosemary Callard-Szulgit, perfectionism-the number one social-emotional trait of gifted children-can actually immobilize some children and cause social adjustment problems for others. This explains why so many of today's gifted children do not, or cannot, complete school assignments or even follow through on personal responsibilities.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span>During her forty-five yea

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: What Is Perfectionism?; Chapter 2: Who Are the Gifted and Talented?; Chapter 3: Common Negative Behaviors of Perfectionists; Chapter 4: The Positives of Perfectionism; Chapter 5: The Negatives of Perfectionism; Chapter 6: How to Recover from Perfectionism; Chapter 7: Most Commonly Asked Questions about Perfectionism, with Solutions; Chapter 8: Advocacy; Chapter 9: What Tweaks My Brain Most about Perfectionism; Chapter 10: Gifted Children Speak to Us; Appendix; References; Further Reading; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22854-7

1-283-94033-7

1-61048-680-3

OCLC:

851262932