#063 The Journey of Parenting Gifted Kids w/ Dr Gail Post

Our Gifted Kids Podcast

In this episode, we’re talking to Dr Gail Post about the very different journey that we experience as parents of gifted kids.

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Memorable Quote

“There's so much more now about what to do when you're raising a gifted child… but, very little looking at what the parents are going through and their experiences and as we know, raising a gifted or twice exceptional child is challenging in ways that folks with neurotypical kids may not experience.

A lot of the intensity and heightened sensitivity and quirkiness and asynchronous development, all of that make it a more challenging job, on top of the fact that it often falls on parents to advocate in the schools or figure out some way of patching together a more enriching education for them.

So it's quite a challenge and that leaves families with a lot of emotions that are really hard to talk about… there's very little that's written about it.” – Dr Gail Post

Resources

• Book: The Gifted Parenting Journey by Dr Gail Post
• Gifted Challenges Website
• Gifted Challenges Facebook
• Gifted Challenges Twitter
• Dr Gail Post Website

Bio

Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, parenting consultant, workshop leader, and writer. In practice for over 35 years, she provides psychotherapy with a focus on the needs of the intellectually and musically gifted, parenting consultation and workshops, and consultation with educators and psychotherapists.

She is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Dr. Post is the parent of two gifted young adults and served as co-chair of a gifted parents advocacy group when her children were in school. Her writing includes online articles, several book chapters, and a long-standing blog, Gifted Challenges.

Her upcoming book through Gifted Unlimited Press, “The Gifted Parenting Journey: A Guide to Self-discovery and Support for Families of Gifted Children” extends her advocacy efforts to address the needs of parents of gifted children.

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