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What Gifted Students Want from Their Parents
Top 10 things gifted students wish their parents would do (or not do):
1. Be supportive and encouraging; be there for us; be on our side.
2. Don’t expect too much of us; don’t expect perfection.
3. Don’t pressure us, be too demanding, or push too hard.
4. Help us with our schoolwork/homework.
5. Help us to develop our talents.
6. Be understanding.
7. Don’t expect straight A’s.
8. Allow us some independence; give us space; trust us, because chances are we know what
we’re doing.
9. Talk to us; listen to us.
10. Let us try alternative education/special programs
2. Don’t expect too much of us; don’t expect perfection.
3. Don’t pressure us, be too demanding, or push too hard.
4. Help us with our schoolwork/homework.
5. Help us to develop our talents.
6. Be understanding.
7. Don’t expect straight A’s.
8. Allow us some independence; give us space; trust us, because chances are we know what
we’re doing.
9. Talk to us; listen to us.
10. Let us try alternative education/special programs