tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702344196398061245.post1629156105209180822..comments2024-03-19T22:10:49.383-04:00Comments on Gifted Challenges™: Tips for helping your socially isolated gifted teenGail Post, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01482577821092891593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702344196398061245.post-16839181298702335362016-08-08T12:36:06.555-04:002016-08-08T12:36:06.555-04:00Anonymous, Thank you for your feedback! I agree - ...Anonymous, Thank you for your feedback! I agree - it is a challenge for parents when we see other families who seemingly have it "easy" with children who breeze through their busy social lives (although there always may be problems we don't know about). Raising a gifted child is an adjustment for any parent - and it evokes a range of uncomfortable feelings.<br /><br />Thanks for the nudge to write more about this! I have already written a few blog posts about parent guilt and anxiety that you might want to look at: http://giftedchallenges.blogspot.com/2014/07/what-hidden-emotions-complicate.html and http://giftedchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/01/guilty-thoughts-what-parents-of-gifted.html. <br /><br />Good luck with your son, and eventually he should find others who will be able to appreciate him.Gail Post, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482577821092891593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702344196398061245.post-89952776257156654712016-08-08T11:38:32.704-04:002016-08-08T11:38:32.704-04:00I love your posts and it's reassuring to know ...I love your posts and it's reassuring to know that many gifted teens have trouble relating to their peers. It can feel so unusual, and can even be isolating for the parents when their friends' kids all have busy social lives. And, the friends' kids may also be bright, although probably not in the same category, so they really don't understand what the "problem" is. I would love to see this addressed in one of your posts! We are just hoping that once we get our son through these difficult years he can actually find a tribe with whom he can relate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com