{"product_id":"the-survival-guide-for-gifted-kids-9781575424484","title":"The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids","description":"Help gifted children realize they're not alone, they're not \"weird,\" and being smart is a bonus, not a burden. Based on a survey of 1,000 gifted kids, this retitled edition of the classic \u003ci\u003eGifted Kids' Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is fully updated with the latest research. Readers learn how to cope with high expectations, perfectionism, labels, bullying, friendships, and more. Upbeat, informative, friendly, and compact, \u003ci\u003eThe Survival Guide for Gifted Kids\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for young gifted children. At a time when many school gifted programs are scaling back, it's more important than ever for kids to have this essential guide to growing up gifted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurvival Guides for Kids\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Helping Kids Help Themselves(R) \u003cbr\u003e Straightforward, friendly, and loaded with practical advice, the Free Spirit Survival Guides for Kids give kids the tools they need to not only survive, but thrive. With plenty of realistic examples and bright illustrations, they are accessible, encouraging, kid-friendly, and even life-changing.\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\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Judy 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe 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\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Judy 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\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudy lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Spirit Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612294254866,"sku":"9781575424484","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88409cee-9fb0-4070-bae4-2b10fe86dc08.jpg?v=1732372544","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-survival-guide-for-gifted-kids-9781575424484","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}