SENG Webinar, Navigating the Quest for Help: Understanding Your Gifted Child's Puzzling Behavior

Join us for a SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted) webinar. Come meet and network with other local parents of gifted children, 7 p.m., Thursday, April 15 at Seabury Middle School. 925 Court C, Tacoma, WA 98402.  Only 45 seats are available.  This event is free.   Please RSVP to Halley Griffin at 253-604-0062 or middleschool@seabury.org.

Parents of gifted children often struggle to understand how to best meet their son's or daughter's needs. When a gifted child has some type of puzzling behavior, or social or learning challenge, this struggle can intensify which can result in numerous visits with professionals and people in the know. This "quest for help" can be a very frustrating and exhausting experience.

In this webinar, Dr. Curtis will begin with a description of the pathway of the "quest for help" that so many parents of gifted children take. This will be followed with a presentation on the common characteristics of gifted children, how gifted children are identified, common controversies and myths, and how gifted children are often misunderstood and mislabeled as having something else. Participants will then learn about possible educational options and ways to create/implement a strength-based strategy of success. The goal of this webinar is to help parents better understand the needs of their child, know how and when to intervene, have a better understanding of whom to turn to for help, and feel more empowered to help their gifted child find success. It will also empower positive communication between parents and educators. By participating in this webinar, parents and caregivers will find that the quest for help is much less costly and more effective in the long run.