Description of Presentation

Is your child ahead of peers academically but struggling to control impulses? Are you looking to connect with families of other gifted or 2e students? Join Christine Chambers, MEd, OTR/L, of Abilities First LLC, as she provides 10 tips to help high achieving students learn how to regulate their behavior and manage emotions. Find out why high cognitive skills do not necessarily equate to high emotional regulation skills.

CFK Resources

• Gifted Concern Guide, featuring the top four organizations, books and online resources for families with gifted or twice-exceptional (2e) children

Resources

• Mind Ninja by Life Lessons Global
• Anger Resources from GoZen
  
• SuperFlex (the Unthinkables and the Thinkables) by Socialthinking
• The Zones of Regulation by Leah M. Kuypers
  

Books

• "Are You in the Zone?" by Timothy Kowalski  (Social Pragmatics Website)
• "The Explosive Child," by Ross Greene (Partner Libraries |Amazon Smile)
  
• "The Out of Sync Child," by Carol Kranowitz (Partner Libraries | Amazon Smile)
• "The Out of Sync Child Has Fun," by Carol Kranowitz (Partner Libraries | Amazon Smile)