{"product_id":"the-gifted-teen-survival-guide-smart-sharp-and-ready-for-almost-anything-9781631986789","title":"The Gifted Teen Survival Guide: Smart, Sharp, and Ready for (Almost) Anything","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet the social, emotional, and educational needs of gifted students with the fifth edition of this classic bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSupport the social, emotional, and educational needs of gifted students with the fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Gifted Teen Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, a one-of-a-kind book full of sage advice to help teens understand themselves, relate well with others, and reach their potential in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fifth edition continues to be the ultimate teen guide to thriving in a world that doesn't always support or understand high ability. Based on surveys from more than 1,400 teens, \u003ci\u003eThe Gifted Teen Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e covers the topics that gifted teens want and need to know about. Full of surprising facts, cutting-edge research, revealing quizzes and survey results, step-by-step strategies, inspiring quotes and stories, and insightful expert essays, the guide gives readers the tools they need to appreciate their giftedness as an asset and use it to make the most of who they are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fifth edition has been revised to meet the needs of gifted students today, including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated information about changes in education and in society, such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe thinking about twice-exceptionality and multiple intelligences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eterminology of autism spectrum disorder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eequity in gifted programs and underserved gifted students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehomeschooling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egender and sexuality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emental health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew research findings about brain development in gifted teens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA wealth of additional resources including books, publications, associations, programs, websites, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSections on concepts such as mindfulness, meditation, introversion, and intensities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExploration into school-related topics, such as online schooling, taking a gap year after high school, going to college, and finding scholarships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp-to-date guidelines for socializing online and using social media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWith more than a quarter million copies in print, \u003ci\u003eThe Gifted Teen Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for gifted teens, their parents, teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about smart, talented, curious young people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of Self-Help for Teens(R)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFree Spirit is the leading publisher of learning tools that support teens' social and emotional health. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author and publisher Judy Galbraith, M.A., has a master's degree in guidance and counseling of the gifted. A former classroom teacher, she has worked with and taught gifted children and teens, their parents, and their teachers for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1983 she started Free Spirit Publishing, which specializes in Self-Help for Kids(R) and Self-Help for Teens(R) books and other learning resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudy is the author or coauthor of several books, including the perennially popular The Gifted Teen Survival Guide, The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids, When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers, and You Know Your Child Is Gifted When . . . She has appeared on Oprah and has been featured in Family Circle and Family Life, as well as numerous other magazines, newspapers, and broadcast and online media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudy served for ten years on the Board of Directors of Search Institute, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to advancing the well-being of children and adolescents. From 2007-2010, she was a member of Minnesota 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees. In 1996, Judy received the E. Paul Torrance Creativity Award; in 2004, she was named the Midwest Publisher of the Year; in 2006, she was Honored for Excellence in Independent Publishing by Independent Publisher Book Awards; in 2011, she received the California Association for the Gifted (CAG) Ruth A. Martinson Award for significant contribution to gifted education; in 2012, she was given the Friend of the Gifted Award by the Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented for her sustained advocacy on behalf of gifted children; and in 2015, she received the NAGC Annemarie Roeper Global Awareness Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA popular speaker on the social and emotional needs of gifted students, Judy is available to conduct professional development workshops and to give conference keynotes. She is also available for classroom visits via Skype. Judy lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Delisle, Ph.D., has taught gifted children and those who work on their behalf for more than forty years, including twenty-five years as a professor of special education at Kent State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has taught students in elementary and secondary schools and, for the past six years, has worked part time with highly gifted ninth and tenth graders at the Scholars' Academy in Conway, South Carolina. 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