You are invited to join an interactive
parenting workshop designed exclusively for you!
As
parents of highly gifted or twice-exceptional children, most of you have
already started your “gifted parenting journey” well before your child enrolled
at Davidson’s. You may have already acquired a wealth of factual information
about giftedness and have sought advice about academic challenges and
social/emotional concerns.
But what
often gets lost are your needs as a parent!
Despite
moments of joy, there are times when uncertainty prevails, when isolation kicks
in, when traditional parenting manuals fail to provide relatable guidance, and
when you question whether parenting practices you learned through your own
family or through books/podcasts/expert advice seem to fit.
What
is also frequently missing are strategies for tapping into your own
personal wisdom… as well as finding support from other
parents going through similar experiences.
As the parent of two gifted young adults, a clinical
psychologist in practice for over 40 years (with a focus on giftedness for the
past 20 years), and a parenting consultant, I understand the turmoil families
often face when raising a gifted or twice-exceptional child. And as a workshop
leader and group psychotherapist, I appreciate the healing power found through
supportive group interactions.
After
the successful launch of my Gifted Parenting Journey Workshops (based on my book and co-facilitated with my
colleague, Dr. Heidi Lack), I am thrilled to offer a similar
series exclusively for Davidson parents!
. . . . . . . . . .
Please join me this Fall, along with fellow Davidson parents, for
a four-session series of Gifted Parenting Journey workshops.
Rather than a didactic presentation, these
workshops will enlist the power of supportive group interactions and
guided questions for self-reflection to encourage greater clarity and and confidence as parents.
Groups will be offered for four consecutive weeks, starting Wednesday, September 23,
2026 at 8:00 PM ET/ 5:00 PM PT. In addition to 1¼ hour Zoom meetings,
you will receive journaling questions for self-reflection sent directly to your
email between sessions.
And
Davidson parents will receive a 20% discount on my usual rate. (Note: partners and
spouses are welcome to participate at no additional cost. However, they also must abide by the
participation guidelines explained below.)
With
increased self-awareness and support, you should likely feel more grounded
in your parenting decisions and gain a more compassionate understanding of
your own needs as a parent. I look forward to meeting with you!
For more information and to sign up, please follow this link.
Or
read below for my backstory about starting these groups, along with more
specifics about the workshop itself.
. . . . . . . . . .
My personal story:
As both a clinical psychologist and the parent of two
gifted young adults, I understand the importance of self-reflection and
self-awareness and finding that inner compass when
raising a gifted or twice-exceptional child. When my children were young, most
books, articles, and workshops focused more on the child than the parent,
though. There was very little support for parents of gifted or
twice-exceptional children.
My wish was that all parents of
gifted children might feel supported, gain a compassionate understanding of the
attitudes and influences that drive their parenting decisions, and feel
confident in their role as parents.
That’s why I wrote my book, The Gifted Parenting Journey.
It’s also why I have advocated for gifted
children and their parents’ needs for over 20 years. This has
included co-chairing a gifted parents advocacy group; offering psychotherapy
for gifted teens and adults struggling with their identity; providing guidance for
parents struggling with educational choices for their child; offering
presentations and workshops for gifted education organizations, parent groups,
and schools (including workshops for Davidson’s); and writing about giftedness
and parenting struggles, with hundreds of articles written for online platforms
and my long-standing blog, as well as book chapters and peer-reviewed research
articles.
And while you can certainly read my book, you might
be looking for something more interactive – an experience
where you can connect with other parents seeking insights themselves and share
your own personal wisdom and experience. (For more information about my background, please see the brief bio listed below.)
. . . . . . . . . .
What you can expect
What to expect from the
workshop:
As a Davidson parent, your unique experience raising a highly gifted or twice-exceptional child warrants
support for you as you shepherd your child into adulthood.
Based on concepts from my book, as
well as research, theory, and clinically-informed guidelines, this
workshop will address some of the unique emotions, expectations, and needs of
parents of highly gifted and twice-exceptional children.
You will be asked to explore
questions and ideas related to the topics listed below and engage in an
interactive discussion.
Your active participation in the workshop should
enliven your sense of purpose, confidence, and clarity as a parent, and provide
much-needed camaraderie and support.
The first meeting is designed to
create a comfortable space, with conversations about specific parenting
challenges, worries, and concerns parents face. Each subsequent meeting
will build on the interactive connection developed through open sharing with
other parents, but will include a specific topic for discussion, including the
following:
1. Week
1 (9/23/26): Understanding and accepting your child’s giftedness. Putting giftedness in context, what it
means to be gifted, how this influences parenting decisions, recognizing how
your child’s strengths and struggles affect you as a parent.
2. Week 2 (9/30/26): My child; myself. Recognizing similar and
different patterns, how your child's giftedness may have reawakened an
awareness of your own talent trajectory, and how your own personal experiences
play out when parenting.
3. Week 3 (10/7/26): Expectations. Managing what you wish
for, when and how to encourage your child, and how to cope with your own
excitement or disappointments.
4. Week 4 (10/14/26): Personal dilemmas. Managing social isolation,
challenging others’ assumptions and misunderstanding, grappling with mixed
feelings associated with complex emotions (such as embarrassment, envy, or resentment),
and empowering yourself to express frustration and joy about your gifted
parenting journey with others – without shame or apology.
What to expect from each other:
Your active engagement and participation is a critical part of the group. You bring your questions, ideas, and personal wisdom as the parent of a gifted child.
Your openness to self-exploration, participating in group discussions, and a willingness to offer your support and personal wisdom to others in the group will benefit you and the other group members.
Expectations for group participation
include: respectful dialogue, a willingness to share (but only what feels safe
and comfortable), keeping what others say confidential, and remaining attentive
to others’ concerns.
Attentive group participation involves: a commitment to attend each week of the four-week series, ensuring
that you have a quiet and private space where you can speak without
interruption, keeping your zoom screen on throughout the session, and refraining from distractions during the session, such as responding to text
messages. Due to the confidential nature of the group, you may not record any of the sessions.
What to expect from me:
I will provide a structure and
framework for the meetings, offer insights and general information about gifted
parenting, and encourage a mutually respectful, engaging, interactive discussion.
Ideas
and questions for discussion will be emailed to you each week prior to the
meeting so that you have some time to think about the topics.
I typically will
not offer specific guidance regarding individual concerns, but instead, may
share general parenting guidelines.
While the workshop is intended as a
supportive place for discussing parenting concerns (and is not psychotherapy),
I still bring over 40 years of experience as a clinical psychologist and group psychotherapist
to these meetings, and will encourage a pace and sense of community that
should feel both enlivening and safe.
. . . . . . . . . .
Registration
Registration and Fees:
1. Registration: Please complete
the registration form and
hit the submit button. (Note:
You are not fully registered until payment is also received.)
2. Payment: A one-time fee of $160.00 – a 20% discount specifically
for Davidson parents – covers all four sessions and materials that
will be forwarded to you for self-exploration and discussion.
3. You may pay through Venmo @GailPostPhD or with your credit card though Square. Your payment of $160.00 secures your registration.
Several additional points:
Information about Refunds: To ensure a group size that encourages a safe and
interactive discussion, I am limiting the number of people who can sign up. Therefore, I will not issue any refunds if you decide to withdraw from the
workshop after September 1, 2026. This will give us time to enroll other families from the Waiting List to ensure an optimal number of participants for group interactions. There are
no pro-rated charges or refunds if you need to miss any of the weekly sessions.
Waiting lists: I will close registration once we have reached the
maximum number of participants (approximately 8-12 participants). If
registration is closed, you will be directed to a link to Davidson Institute, which
will retain your information and let you know if space from the waiting list
opens up. You also can notify them about your preferred times or days of the week for future workshops.
Back-up session: I ask that you reserve a fifth Wednesday in your
schedule as a back-up option. Similar to snow days at school, I want to ensure
that we have a make-up day should we encounter a rare, unexpected need to
cancel the meeting. So please reserve Wed., 10/21/26 as a back-up plan should
the unexpected occur.
If you have any additional questions
or difficulties with registration, please email me directly at
gailpostphd@gmail.com.
A brief bio:
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Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Licensed
Psychologist, in practice as a clinical psychologist for over 40 years, with a
specialty in intellectual and musical giftedness and
twice-exceptionalities. She also is a parenting consultant, workshop
leader, writer, and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Her extensive experience as a
group psychotherapist has included facilitating a variety of groups, such as
group psychotherapy, support groups, professional development groups, and
workshops. Dr. Post is the parent of two gifted young adults and served as
co-chair of a gifted parents advocacy group. Her writing includes hundreds of
articles, several book chapters, a long-standing blog, Gifted Challenges,
articles on Medium and Substack,
several peer-reviewed research articles, and her
book, The Gifted Parenting Journey: A Guide to
Self-discovery and Support for Families of Gifted Children. Find out more at www.gailpost.com.
As
parents of highly gifted or twice-exceptional children, most of you have
already started your “gifted parenting journey” well before your child enrolled
at Davidson’s. You may have already acquired a wealth of factual information
about giftedness and have sought advice about academic challenges and
social/emotional concerns.
But what
often gets lost are your needs as a parent!
Despite
moments of joy, there are times when uncertainty prevails, when isolation kicks
in, when traditional parenting manuals fail to provide relatable guidance, and
when you question whether parenting practices you learned through your own
family or through books/podcasts/expert advice seem to fit.
What
is also frequently missing are strategies for tapping into your own
personal wisdom… as well as finding support from other
parents going through similar experiences.
As the parent of two gifted young adults, a clinical psychologist in practice for over 40 years (with a focus on giftedness for the past 20 years), and a parenting consultant, I understand the turmoil families often face when raising a gifted or twice-exceptional child. And as a workshop leader and group psychotherapist, I appreciate the healing power found through supportive group interactions.
After
the successful launch of my Gifted Parenting Journey Workshops (based on my book and co-facilitated with my
colleague, Dr. Heidi Lack), I am thrilled to offer a similar
series exclusively for Davidson parents!
. . . . . . . . . .
Please join me this Fall, along with fellow Davidson parents, for a four-session series of Gifted Parenting Journey workshops.
Rather than a didactic presentation, these workshops will enlist the power of supportive group interactions and guided questions for self-reflection to encourage greater clarity and and confidence as parents.
Groups will be offered for four consecutive weeks, starting Wednesday, September 23,
2026 at 8:00 PM ET/ 5:00 PM PT. In addition to 1¼ hour Zoom meetings,
you will receive journaling questions for self-reflection sent directly to your
email between sessions.
And Davidson parents will receive a 20% discount on my usual rate. (Note: partners and spouses are welcome to participate at no additional cost. However, they also must abide by the participation guidelines explained below.)
With increased self-awareness and support, you should likely feel more grounded in your parenting decisions and gain a more compassionate understanding of your own needs as a parent. I look forward to meeting with you!
For more information and to sign up, please follow this link.
Or
read below for my backstory about starting these groups, along with more
specifics about the workshop itself.
. . . . . . . . . .
My personal story:
As both a clinical psychologist and the parent of two
gifted young adults, I understand the importance of self-reflection and
self-awareness and finding that inner compass when
raising a gifted or twice-exceptional child. When my children were young, most
books, articles, and workshops focused more on the child than the parent,
though. There was very little support for parents of gifted or
twice-exceptional children.
My wish was that all parents of
gifted children might feel supported, gain a compassionate understanding of the
attitudes and influences that drive their parenting decisions, and feel
confident in their role as parents.
That’s why I wrote my book, The Gifted Parenting Journey.
It’s also why I have advocated for gifted
children and their parents’ needs for over 20 years. This has
included co-chairing a gifted parents advocacy group; offering psychotherapy
for gifted teens and adults struggling with their identity; providing guidance for
parents struggling with educational choices for their child; offering
presentations and workshops for gifted education organizations, parent groups,
and schools (including workshops for Davidson’s); and writing about giftedness
and parenting struggles, with hundreds of articles written for online platforms
and my long-standing blog, as well as book chapters and peer-reviewed research
articles.
And while you can certainly read my book, you might be looking for something more interactive – an experience where you can connect with other parents seeking insights themselves and share your own personal wisdom and experience. (For more information about my background, please see the brief bio listed below.)
. . . . . . . . . .
What you can expect
What to expect from the
workshop:
As a Davidson parent, your unique experience raising a highly gifted or twice-exceptional child warrants support for you as you shepherd your child into adulthood.
Based on concepts from my book, as
well as research, theory, and clinically-informed guidelines, this
workshop will address some of the unique emotions, expectations, and needs of
parents of highly gifted and twice-exceptional children.
You will be asked to explore questions and ideas related to the topics listed below and engage in an interactive discussion.
Your active participation in the workshop should
enliven your sense of purpose, confidence, and clarity as a parent, and provide
much-needed camaraderie and support.
The first meeting is designed to
create a comfortable space, with conversations about specific parenting
challenges, worries, and concerns parents face. Each subsequent meeting
will build on the interactive connection developed through open sharing with
other parents, but will include a specific topic for discussion, including the
following:
1. Week
1 (9/23/26): Understanding and accepting your child’s giftedness. Putting giftedness in context, what it
means to be gifted, how this influences parenting decisions, recognizing how
your child’s strengths and struggles affect you as a parent.
2. Week 2 (9/30/26): My child; myself. Recognizing similar and
different patterns, how your child's giftedness may have reawakened an
awareness of your own talent trajectory, and how your own personal experiences
play out when parenting.
3. Week 3 (10/7/26): Expectations. Managing what you wish
for, when and how to encourage your child, and how to cope with your own
excitement or disappointments.
4. Week 4 (10/14/26): Personal dilemmas. Managing social isolation, challenging others’ assumptions and misunderstanding, grappling with mixed feelings associated with complex emotions (such as embarrassment, envy, or resentment), and empowering yourself to express frustration and joy about your gifted parenting journey with others – without shame or apology.
What to expect from each other:
Your active engagement and participation is a critical part of the group. You bring your questions, ideas, and personal wisdom as the parent of a gifted child.
Your openness to self-exploration, participating in group discussions, and a willingness to offer your support and personal wisdom to others in the group will benefit you and the other group members.
Expectations for group participation include: respectful dialogue, a willingness to share (but only what feels safe and comfortable), keeping what others say confidential, and remaining attentive to others’ concerns.
Attentive group participation involves: a commitment to attend each week of the four-week series, ensuring that you have a quiet and private space where you can speak without interruption, keeping your zoom screen on throughout the session, and refraining from distractions during the session, such as responding to text messages. Due to the confidential nature of the group, you may not record any of the sessions.
What to expect from me:
I will provide a structure and framework for the meetings, offer insights and general information about gifted parenting, and encourage a mutually respectful, engaging, interactive discussion.
Ideas and questions for discussion will be emailed to you each week prior to the meeting so that you have some time to think about the topics.
I typically will
not offer specific guidance regarding individual concerns, but instead, may
share general parenting guidelines.
While the workshop is intended as a supportive place for discussing parenting concerns (and is not psychotherapy), I still bring over 40 years of experience as a clinical psychologist and group psychotherapist to these meetings, and will encourage a pace and sense of community that should feel both enlivening and safe.
. . . . . . . . . .
Registration
Registration and Fees:
1. Registration: Please complete
the registration form and
hit the submit button. (Note:
You are not fully registered until payment is also received.)
2. Payment: A one-time fee of $160.00 – a 20% discount specifically for Davidson parents – covers all four sessions and materials that will be forwarded to you for self-exploration and discussion.
3. You may pay through Venmo @GailPostPhD or with your credit card though Square. Your payment of $160.00 secures your registration.
Several additional points:
Information about Refunds: To ensure a group size that encourages a safe and interactive discussion, I am limiting the number of people who can sign up. Therefore, I will not issue any refunds if you decide to withdraw from the workshop after September 1, 2026. This will give us time to enroll other families from the Waiting List to ensure an optimal number of participants for group interactions. There are no pro-rated charges or refunds if you need to miss any of the weekly sessions.
Waiting lists: I will close registration once we have reached the maximum number of participants (approximately 8-12 participants). If registration is closed, you will be directed to a link to Davidson Institute, which will retain your information and let you know if space from the waiting list opens up. You also can notify them about your preferred times or days of the week for future workshops.
Back-up session: I ask that you reserve a fifth Wednesday in your
schedule as a back-up option. Similar to snow days at school, I want to ensure
that we have a make-up day should we encounter a rare, unexpected need to
cancel the meeting. So please reserve Wed., 10/21/26 as a back-up plan should
the unexpected occur.
If you have any additional questions or difficulties with registration, please email me directly at gailpostphd@gmail.com.
A brief bio:
.jpg)
Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Licensed
Psychologist, in practice as a clinical psychologist for over 40 years, with a
specialty in intellectual and musical giftedness and
twice-exceptionalities. She also is a parenting consultant, workshop
leader, writer, and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Her extensive experience as a
group psychotherapist has included facilitating a variety of groups, such as
group psychotherapy, support groups, professional development groups, and
workshops. Dr. Post is the parent of two gifted young adults and served as
co-chair of a gifted parents advocacy group. Her writing includes hundreds of
articles, several book chapters, a long-standing blog, Gifted Challenges,
articles on Medium and Substack,
several peer-reviewed research articles, and her
book, The Gifted Parenting Journey: A Guide to
Self-discovery and Support for Families of Gifted Children. Find out more at www.gailpost.com.
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