Social and Emotional

*This page is currently under construction. In the meantime check out these resources:

• Social and Emotional Issues by NAGC
• The Psychosocial Concerns and Needs of Gifted Students – Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
• 9 Important Topics about the Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted
• Navigating Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Kids
• Daniel Goleman: The Marshmallow Test
  • Daniel Goleman is a leading advocate for the soft skills necessary for success. He is most widely known for his work on Emotional Intelligence – the concept that a high IQ is not the only factor that helps determine the success a person will get in their life. Related to that is the idea of the Marshmallow Test. The idea is that someone who can forgo the immediate reward of eating a single marshmallow now to get two later, will do better in their life.
  • The Marshmallow Test and Why We Want Instant Gratification: Silvia Barcellos at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012
  • Examining ‘The Marshmallow Test’ by Katie Couric
• The Indiana Department of Education has put together a well done document that helps explain why gifted students sometimes have problems with social skills. Starting on page six, the document explains how gifted students may be different than non-gifted students. The document continues by showing how schools and parents can help in this area.
• Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children
• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) has a resource library that includes original and reprinted articles and columns, organized by topic, You may print articles for personal use from the SENG website free of charge, provided you cite the author and www.sengifted.org.
• Gifts for Learning