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8 popular psychological assessments: What to look for
January 21, 2022The quality of the psychological assessment you receive can dramatically vary. From my 15 years of practice as a Tucson based clinical psychologist, I have conducted hundreds of child and adult psychological evaluations. Here are some useful tips if you … Continue reading
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September 22, 2017A four-decade study of thousands of highly intelligent children offers parents some insights about how to cultivate a high achieving child, and how to spot giftedness when they might otherwise miss it. Since the study began in 1971, the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged accelerating development, bright children, customizing education, gifted assessment, giftedness, IQ testing, parenting tips, skipping grades, spatial reasoning | Comments Off on Critical take home points for parents from a 45 year study of 5,000 “genius” childrenWays to tell if your child is gifted vs bright and accelerating their development by identifying skill gaps
July 1, 2016Who will benefit from reading this? Proactive parents wishing to accelerate their child’s intellectual development by helping their child fill in their skill gaps Is there a freebie? Yes, a great table to put on your refrigerator and/or discuss with … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged bright child, child assessment, creativity, gifted assessment, gifted children, giftedness, parent education | Comments Off on Ways to tell if your child is gifted vs bright and accelerating their development by identifying skill gapsBack by Popular Demand: Why and how you might have your child assessed for giftedness or exceptional talent
April 3, 2015Given this is the time of year that parents are considering having their children assessed for giftedness, we wanted to release one of our most popular blogs that has gone viral. As a behavioral scientist and counselor who regularly … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged child assessment, counselor, giftedness, talent development | Comments Off on Back by Popular Demand: Why and how you might have your child assessed for giftedness or exceptional talentAccelerating your child’s development by understanding their developmental stages
June 7, 2013Feel free to pass along the book resource I will discuss in this blog to any parent who has a child as young as just born and up to as old as ten years of age. I recommend the below … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged behavioral science, child development; child counseling, giftedness, parenting | Comments Off on Accelerating your child’s development by understanding their developmental stagesWhy your child’s IQ is less important than you think & what REALLY predicts whose kids will excel in life?
March 22, 2013As a behavioral scientist who works “in the trenches” with parents on helping their kid find their potential, one of my favorite activities is assessing for “giftedness” using a variety of intelligence tools. All of us parents want to feel … Continue reading
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