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Growing up with Intensity: Reflections on the Lived Experiences of Intense, Gifted Adults
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Szymanski, Antonia; Wrenn, Melissa – Roeper Review, 2019
The cognitive perceptions that enable gifted children to process academic information in superior ways also qualitatively impact the psychosocial dimensions of their lives. Overexcitabilities represent common super-sensitive areas in gifted children. However, giftedness does not end with adulthood and neither do the complex processes of…
Descriptors: Adults, Gifted, Social Isolation, Peer Relationship
Developing Coping Skills in Early Childhood: Theory and Techniques.
Forquer, Sandra L. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1982
Discusses techniques that child care workers can utilize to foster the development of coping skills in young children. Emphasizes the difference between psychological immunity to stress based on problem-solving abilities and pseudo-immunity created by overprotectiveness. Holds that challenges build children's competence and self-esteem.…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Coping, Mental Health
Why Kids Cover Up, Cop Out, and Tattle.
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Turner, Jeffrey S. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1981
Describes the development of coping behavior in children and the role of coping behavior in dealing with conflict and anxiety. Defines various coping mechanisms including rationalization, projection, displacement, denial of reality, compensation, regression, and intellectualization. Outlines suggestions for helping children and parents understand…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Child Development
Strengthening Children's Mental Health.
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Albee, George W. – 1996
Noting that the physical and mental growth of children are influenced by many environmental and familial factors, this paper explores improving the well being of children. The first part of the paper discusses child rearing, emphasizing three fundamental themes: creating an environment where children are born healthy and wanted; helping children…
Descriptors: Child Development, Coping, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetime.
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy – 2000
Noting that power struggles between parents and children provide rich opportunities for parents to teach children how to deal with strong emotions and for parents and children to solve problems together, this book provides parents with "emotion coaching" strategies for identifying the emotions and needs that can create daily hassles.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs
Preparation for Adulthood. Proceedings of the Asian Workshop on Child and Adolescent Development (3rd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 9-14, 1984).
Ching, Leong Yin, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Attended by participants from 19 nations, this conference focused on six topics related to child and adolescent development. Major topics discussed included child development and related issues, curriculum and the adolescent, the adolescent and technological changes, and the preparation of youth for adulthood. Symposia focusing on child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Adolescent Development, Behavior Patterns