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Dealing with boredom
By Dr. Brandi L. Klepper as part of the Ask Dr. Klepper It’s a familiar refrain in the midst of winter break. Or during summer break. Or during school. Or at Disney World. Many gifted kids complain of boredom in a variety of contexts. Parental responses tend to vary....
Understanding and Optimizing Overexcitabilities
By Dr. Brandi L. Klepper as part of the Ask Dr. Klepper Many gifted kids are described as intense and sensitive; these characteristics can also be called overexcitabilities. The idea of overexcitabilities comes from Kazimierz Dabrowski’s and his Theory of Positive...
Executive functioning
By Dr. Brandi L. Klepper The school year is well upon us. Kids, teens, and parents are falling into the routine of a new grade, if not a new school. This is the time of year when parents come to me concerned about their child's focus and attention, time management,...
Meltdowns
By Dr. Brandi L. Klepper (This is part of our Ask Dr. Klepper series) Spring can be a busy and stressful time of year. Very often, for gifted kids, spring can be fertile ground for tension and emotional outbreaks. Between the anticipation of summer, fatigue with the...
When gifted children grow up
By Dr. Kevin Hopkins Gifted children typically are quite successful at school academics early on in school. The question is how they react when they hit their first bit of challenging material. For some this might not happen until college unless specific plans are...
Dr. Kevin Hopkins (Bio)
Dr. Kevin Hopkins received his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1989. He began teaching at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri in that same year and became mathematics department chair after one semester of...
IQ – What is it all about?
By Linda Skolnick, Psy. D. Interest in intelligence has been longstanding, but it was not until the early 1900’s that intelligence was first quantified with testing. Intelligence testing was first used as a means to identify students who might need educational...
Linda Skolnick, Psy. D. (bio)
Linda Skolnick, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist who provides intellectual, developmental, and psychological testing for children through Midwest Assessment and Psychotherapy Solutions in Springfield, MO. She has extensive experience in working with...
Dr. Brandi L. Klepper (Bio)
Dr. Brandi L. Klepper is a Missouri licensed, clinical psychologist who specializes in children, adolescents and adults who are gifted, talented and/or high achieving. She has had a private psychology practice specializing in gifted and talented individuals since...
Ask Dr. Klepper: Fist Installment
By Dr. Brandi L. Klepper (This is the first installment in our Ask Dr. Klepper series) Parents often ask me what they can do to help their children with various concerns. One of the most influential methods parents can use to help their children is modeling, which...
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