Gifted

When the first domino falls: parenting gifted children

When the first domino falls: parenting gifted children

Discovering your child is gifted is often like the first domino to fall. A series of events are set in motion and life changes from one moment to the next into a quest, an obstacle course, a war of attrition and a rollercoaster all at the same time. During the interviews we did for the analysis of the giftedness chain in the Tilburg region and for the book on the state of education that Kim is working on, it became crystal clear how complex and confrontational parenting a gifted child can be. Especially when your gifted child is a mirror for you.

In this article we share the most important insights and challenges surrounding parenting gifted children, but we also give you tips on how you can keep things manageable and take care of yourself and your own development creating a two-way street. Learning to live with your own giftedness becomes more of a blessing for yourself, but also for your child(ren)…

Highly Gifted: a Curse and a Blessing (autobiography)

Highly Gifted: a Curse and a Blessing (autobiography)

Some three years ago I wrote about my journey of discovery into integrating giftedness into my life in Dutch. Opening my kimono so wide was pretty scary but worth it: I received a wealth of beautiful reactions. It helped a lot of people to identify things within themselves that were previously a mystery to them. The feeling of recognition many people mentioned was a definite indicator of how isolated a lot of gifted people still feel. The time has come to translate my giftedness autobiography into English. Being gifted is so much more than just having a good set of brains. It is a way of being that permeates your life down to the very core and thus to be taken seriously. For me it’s clear that there is still a world to be won around giftedness. Something I hope to contribute to with my work and writings…

A Gifted Hunter in a Farmer's World

A Gifted Hunter in a Farmer's World

Are you above average intelligent, inventive and do you regularly feel inhibited by the limiting influence of the existing systems in society and their representatives? Do you experience a kind of social claustrophobia that prevents you from developing your full potential? Are you easily bored, do you like to find solutions and do you like speed and progress? Are repetition and predictability not your thing? Then you might very well just be a Gifted Hunter in a Farmer's World. The good news is that you have something special to offer that is much needed right now. The bad news is that society is not necessarily ready for you yet. Still, you can as a Gifted Hunter really start to make a difference and come into your own when you understand how you’re wired and, with that in mind, start actively influencing your environment. You can read more about this in this blog that concludes with the Gifted Hunter Hypothesis.

Een 'Gifted Hunter' in een 'Farmer's World'

Een 'Gifted Hunter' in een 'Farmer's World'

Ben je bovengemiddeld intelligent, inventief en voel je je regelmatig geremd door de beperkende invloed van de bestaande systemen in onze maatschappij en hun vertegenwoordigers? Ervaar je een soort maatschappelijke claustrofobie die voorkomt dat jij je potentieel volledig kunt ontwikkelen? Ben je snel verveeld, vind je graag oplossingen en hou je van snelheid en vooruitgang? Zijn herhaling en voorspelbaarheid niet je ding? Dan zou je zomaar een Gifted Hunter in een Farmer’s World kunnen zijn. Het goede nieuws is dat je iets bijzonders te brengen hebt dat nu hard nodig is. Minder fijn is dat de samenleving daar nog niet per se klaar voor is. Toch kun je als Gifted Hunter wel degelijk het verschil gaan maken en tot je recht komen, wanneer je begrijpt hoe je in elkaar steekt en actief invloed op je omstandigheden gaat uitoefenen. Meer hierover lees je in deze blog die wordt afgesloten met de Gifted Hunter hypothese…