NAGC works to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research
Gifted children's sensitivities and intensities often influence family dynamics. However, other factors such as culture, traditions, parenting and communication styles, siblings and birth order, and extended family member attitudes also affect how a gifted child experiences relationships within a family. Parents play a significant role in teaching their children how to interact with others, both inside and outside the family unit.
It's important for parents to accept and love their gifted child unconditionally, no matter how demanding or difficult the child might be. Gifted children need to feel they have at a few adults in their lives who will always be there for them; parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are typically the first adults children turn to for support. Parents and family members should:
Webb et al, 2007
Whitney, 2011, p. 165, pp. 180-189