Parent Resources

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world". – Dr. Maria Montessori

Gifted Websites

Finding reliable information online can sometimes be a challenge. Below are some websites that provide resources for parents of gifted children, as well as some programs that are available for gifted students.

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/

http://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources-parents

http://gifted.uconn.edu/websites_parents/

http://www.fldoe.org/academics/exceptional-student-edu/gifted-edu.stml

http://www.flagifted.org/

https://tip.duke.edu/

http://www.davidsongifted.org/

NE FL Gifted Parent Advocates Page facebook.com/NEFLgiftedparents

NE FL Gifted Parent Advocates Group facebook.com/groups/NEFLGiftedParentsGroup

Great Games and Toys

Often we are asked what toys and games we recommend for our gifted students. While their tastes vary as much as they do, we have found the following websites to have some intriguing options.

https://www.playosmo.com/en/

http://www.mindware.orientaltrading.com/

https://www.fatbraintoys.com/

http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/

http://www.growingtreetoys.com/

Interesting Articles

Here are some articles we've read over the years that could be of interest to you as parents of gifted Montessori students, and as just plain parents. Several are about Growth Mindset, the idea that if we thrive on challenge and embrace the idea that making mistakes is an opportunity to learn more, we open ourselves up to many more opportunities in life. Often, making mistakes is a very difficult experience for gifted learners.

Books for and about gifted kids

https://www.verywellfamily.com/books-with-gifted-characters-and-themes-1449018

Downsides of Screentime

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mental-wealth/201508/screentime-is-making-kids-moody-crazy-and-lazy

What Do Students Learn by Being Perfect?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/08/12/what-do-students-lose-by-being-perfect-valuable-failure/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150815

Growth Mindset to Normalize Mistake Making

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/08/24/growth-mindset-how-to-normalize-mistake-making-and-struggle-in-class/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150830

Carol Dweck Growth Mindset

https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/

Raising a Can-Do Kid

http://www.pbs.org/parents/expert-tips-advice/2015/10/five-steps-raising-can-kid/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=parents_expert