Suggestions are provided on how to identify the preschool gifted-talented-creative (GTC) child, how parents explain away giftedness, how parents can retrospectively understand themselves as GTC, how to deal with problem behavior and the effects of divided parental authority, and how to bring out the best in each child. (JDD)

Commonly held assumptions about musical giftedness in children are disputed. Several issues are examined, including how musical giftedness is defined, the availability of community resources, parental encouragement versus pressure, and potential emotional and behavioral problems. Some suggestions useful for the parents of musically gifted children…

This paper explores concerns that parents of creative, gifted, and talented children experience in facilitating their children's growth. It discusses stages in parenting, lists traits in which the gifted excel, offers guidelines for identifying giftedness, suggests signs of excessive stress, notes parents' expectations of teachers, and identifies…