“Everyday Intensity” blog post
Meeting the Needs of Intense Grown-ups
I’m excited to be heading to Seattle this week to give a presentation to the Seattle Public Schools titled “Intensity Through the Ages—Celebrating Our Children’s Passion, Creativity, and Excitability” (it’s free and no registration is required, so if you live in the area, please consider stopping by!). The title, however, is just the beginning. Parents and teachers often attend talks such as this one to understand their children better, and they come away knowing that there is much to understand and celebrate about themselves, as well.
What are your social-emotional needs? Intellectual needs? Creative needs? Physical needs? Twice-exceptional needs? Not your children’s. Yours.
Are you meeting them?
If the very question makes you squirm with discomfort (Sure, my kids are gifted, but me??), spend some time with the following resources, then comment here on your own experience with living as an intense adult and learning to celebrate your own passion, creativity, and excitability.
Intensity Through the Ages – Celebrating Our Children’s Passion, Creativity, & Excitability
This free presentation is a must for parents and teachers of gifted children and anyone who would like to learn and understand more about giftedness. Seating is limited to 200.
Lisa will discuss the role that intensity plays in giftedness—intensity not just of the intellect, but of emotions, sensations, imagination and physical movement—and how understanding gifted intensity can help us to help our children.