Kate Simkowiak

SENG

SENG Model Parent Group Discussions are Here

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Special Invitation to Seattle Parents

Parents of Gifted Children! SENG Model Parent Group Discussions are HERE!

You are invited to participate in a discussion related to the complexities of parenting gifted children to include such topics as:

  • motivation
  • discipline
  • stress management
  • peer relations
  • sibling rivalry
  • tradition breaking

This opportunity is an important part of a two-day comprehensive training in which parents and professionals in your area are being trained to conduct guided discussion groups based on the SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gfited) model. The empahisis of these groups is on positive aspects of parenting, avoiding power struglles, and helping childrene learn appropriate life skills whicle enchancing the parent/child relationship and parent self-esteem.

For more information, please see attached Seattle SENG Parent Flyer.

Thank you.

SENGinar – “Existential Depression in Gifted Children and Adults ”

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“Existential Depression in Gifted Children and Adults ”

presented by James T. Webb, Ph.D.

Gifted children and adults are prone to existential depression because of their intensity, sensitivity, and idealism, and because they can see the inconsistencies in the values and behaviors of others around them. In their search for meaning, gifted children are likely to question traditions, particularly those that seem meaningless or unfair- but this prompts others to withdraw from or reject them. As a result, gifted children feel alone in an absurd, arbitrary, and meaningless world where they also feel powerless to change that world.

This workshop describes processes that lead to existential depression, relates these to Dabrowski’s theory of Positive Disintegration, as well as to other psychological theories, and offers some specific ways to ameliorate existential depression.
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About James T. Webb, Ph.D.

James T. Webb, Ph.D., the founder of SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted Children), has been recognized as one of the 25 most influential psychologists nationally on gifted education. The lead author of five books and several DVDs about gifted children, Dr. Webb served on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Gifted Children. In 2010, he received the prestigious Ruth A. Martinson Past-Presidents’ Award from the California Association for Gifted.

SENGinar: “I’m not old enough for college, but I’m READY to learn!”

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Only One Week Left to Register…

“I’m not old enough for college,

but I’m READY to learn!”

Preparing children with the

social-emotional skills for success.

Want to make sure your kid will do well when they head to the university? Whether your child is in preschool or in high school, find out how to help your child develop the social and emotional skills that will equip them for success in the college world.

This SENGinar will examine the development of social and emotional behaviors that, in an academic setting, will help equip a student with the necessary social skills to thrive in a college environment. Though our gifted children often possess great intellect and may have never experienced academic hardship, it can be difficult to transition to a new environment where social skills can be the key to higher achievement.

SENG Webinar – What Your Kids Want You to Know

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Only 3 Days Left to Register…

What Your Kids Want You to Know:

Perspectives for Parents and Teachers

This SENGinar is a “must” for teachers and parents who have wondered what the kids in their life might wish they knew. These unique and valuable insights are the result of two requests made to fifth grade gifted students at the end of their school year: one, to list five things that are important for parents of highly able kids to know and two, to tell teachers what they each need to be successful in the classroom.

These exceptionally bright kids were able to put into words what so many find difficult to share. While surveys took place in the classroom, their responses carry beyond the school setting to the social/emotional foundations that allow students to be successful at home and at school. The thoughts they reveal offer a way to begin looking at their perspectives in the complex world in which they live and learn, and how we may help them better navigate the ups and downs of daily life.

Articulate, often heartening, and sometimes surprising, what these students had to say is something that every parent and teacher can use. A look at available resources for further discussion will also be included in this SENGinar. Sign Up Now


Date:
September 16, 2010

Time:
7:30 PM Eastern
6:30 PM Central
5:30 PM Mountain
4:30 PM Pacific

Location:
Participate at home or office using your computer.

“Eleven Key Parenting Issues”, Presented by Dr. James Webb–July 27th at 7:00 p.m.

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The Northwest Gifted Child Association and SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted) are hosting a free presentation: Eleven Key Parenting Issues with Dr. James Webb in the Lake Washington School District this summer. Dr. Webb, author of A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children and other books, will be in town preparing for next year’s SENG Annual Symposium in Seattle in July 2011.

Eleven Key Parenting Issues
Presented by Dr. James Webb
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Redmond High School Performing Arts Center
17272 N.E. 104th Avenue, Redmond

This is a FREE EVENT — there is no RSVP required!!