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Category: Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
Education & Homeschooling
June Han

Easing the Affordability to a Custom College-Admissions Journey for Gifted Learners

This post describes an affordable, AI-augmented college-admissions counseling service designed for gifted students and SENG families. It outlines accessible, year-round guidance replacing costly private coaches, six focus areas (academics, extracurriculars, honors, financial aid, college lists, applications), and an invitation to try discounted support.

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June Han August 4, 2025
Education & Homeschooling
Lin Lim, Ph.D.

Radical Acceleration: Adding to Your Human-Centered Parenting Toolbox

The author describes using radical acceleration—placing students three or more years ahead—as a human-centered tool to find community and support for a profoundly gifted daughter. She emphasizes using acceleration as a bridge, monitoring social-emotional development, balancing skill acquisition, and applying a roughly 15% error rate to optimize learning.

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Lin Lim, Ph.D. August 20, 2024
Social & Emotional Development
Ayanwole Boluwatife Joshua

Fortifying Emotional Resilience in Gifted Students

This article examines emotional resilience in gifted students, exploring how sensitivity, perfectionism, and social isolation can challenge wellbeing. It highlights case studies and recommends fostering self-awareness, healthy coping strategies, growth mindsets, supportive relationships, and access to mental health resources.

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Ayanwole Boluwatife Joshua May 21, 2024
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The SENG Team.

May Mental Health Awareness Month Wrap-Up

SENG’s May 2023 Mental Health Month featured 18 free virtual and in-person outreach events with partners. Highlights included mindfulness workshops, an international panel, student-produced media, webinars, podcasts, regional meetups, and several articles and resources addressing mental health for gifted and 2e learners.

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The SENG Team. June 19, 2023
SENG Director's Corner
Melinda Stewart, MSW.

Room for Grief, for Relief, for Misery, for Joy

The post argues rising loneliness and disconnection—exacerbated by COVID—require strengthening social infrastructure, rethinking technology use, and rebuilding personal connections. The author suggests radical acceptance, envisioning meaningful futures, and taking practical steps to connect, create, and find community as paths toward healing and resilience.

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Melinda Stewart, MSW. May 8, 2023
Counselors & Counseling
Gail Post, Ph.D.

The Interface of Overthinking, Anxiety, and Shame Among Gifted Children

Gifted children often feel different and socially isolated, which can lead to overthinking, anxiety, and shame. Parents can help by creating shame-free environments, validating feelings, teaching coping skills like mindfulness and rehearsal, building calming toolkits, fostering independence, and seeking professional support when needed.

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Gail Post, Ph.D. January 13, 2022
Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
Dr. Mike Postma

The Fatigue Factor

This post discusses fatigue in twice-exceptional children, explaining how constant code-switching, compensation, sensory issues, and academic demands produce exhaustion. It recommends identifying disabilities, setting household expectations, advocating for school accommodations (IEP/504), and maintaining clear supportive communication to protect rest and self-worth.

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Dr. Mike Postma October 15, 2021
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
seng_derek

Directors’ Corner: Elijah McClain: With Gratitude and Bowing to Hope

This reflection on Elijah McClain connects his tragic death to misunderstandings about neurological diversity and giftedness, systemic racism, and loss. The author urges understanding, identity and affinity for gifted individuals, honoring empathy exemplified by McClain’s “gratitude bow,” and calls for supportive communities.

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seng_derek October 6, 2021