Extraído do site : http://educationaladvancement.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/15-strategies-for-managing-your-gifted-childs-intensities/
Everything that
makes your children intellectually intense also makes them emotionally intense.
These intensities can be difficult to manage as a parent. Once you understand what intensities are and where they come from, you can
start implementing strategies to help your child manage these
overexcitabilities.
There are many strategies to help your children manage their
intensities. Most importantly, it is crucial to help your children achieve
balance. Balance does not mean equal time spent. Gifted children do not need to
spend equal time on each school subject or on sports and art, but they do need
to be able to achieve
balance among these
activities. Balance can be achieved through exposure to and participation in a
wide variety of school subjects, physical activities, and creative endeavors.
Whatever helps them achieve balance among their complex intellectual, social,
emotional, spiritual, and physical needs is beneficial.
Here are a few ways to help your child achieve balance and
manage intensities:
1 - Encourage
a mind-body connection. Yoga is excellent for this.
2 - Implement
quiet reflection time for the whole family. Whatever name you need to give it
for it to have a positive connotation, a “time-out” is a good thing for
everyone in the family to be able to have.
3 - Encourage
non-competitive physical activity.
4 - Always
remember your child’s answer to the question: “What brings you joy?” Let that
guide how you handle situations.
5 - Help
your child practice visualizations. Spinning
Inward by Maureen
Murdock provides good visualization exercises, especially for young children.
6 - Teach
and model meditation and relaxation techniques.
7 - Encourage
a connection to nature.
8- Seek
opportunities for growth for your child in all areas of Self: intellectual,
social, emotional, spiritual, and physical.
9- Encourage your child to develop a range of interests outside
of the academic sphere.
10 - Praise your child, but make sure it is specific and
sincere. Gifted children can tell meaningless platitudes from sincere
compliments, so make the praise as specific as possible. For example, when
praising artwork, say things like, “I like the colors you used in that
painting.”
11 - Talk about emotions with your child early to develop a
common vocabulary. This will help communication when intensities become a
problem.
12 - Help your child understand his or her own escalation scale.
Know what pushes their buttons and what pushes yours. Gifted children often
know very well how to frustrate you. Knowing what pushes your buttons will help
you see it coming and be ready for it. Practicing and modeling such
self-awareness helps your children, as well.
13 - Keep calm during emotional outbursts. I know this is easier
said than done, but it is very important.
14 - When things get out of control, keep it about your child’s
emotions, not yours. When the situation is over, you can walk away and reflect
on your emotions.
15 - Plan ways for your family to relax, reflect, redirect, and
retire.
Every child is different, so some of these strategies may work
better than others for your child. These are just a starting place as you
begin to understand what helps and what doesn’t.
Implementing some of these strategies to achieve balance and
increase communication will help your child manage his or her intensities.
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