Discovering your child is gifted is often like the first domino to fall. A series of events are set in motion and life changes from one moment to the next into a quest, an obstacle course, a war of attrition and a rollercoaster all at the same time. During the interviews we did for the analysis of the giftedness chain in the Tilburg region and for the book on the state of education that Kim is working on, it became crystal clear how complex and confrontational parenting a gifted child can be. Especially when your gifted child is a mirror for you.

In this article we share the most important insights and challenges surrounding parenting gifted children, but we also give you tips on how you can keep things manageable and take care of yourself and your own development creating a two-way street. Learning to live with your own giftedness becomes more of a blessing for yourself, but also for your child(ren)…