MCGT 2024 Speaker Event:
What is Parenting Gifted/2E Children REALLY Like?
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 6:30-8:00pm CST
via Zoom
Presenter: Gail Post, Ph.D.
Most parents never imagined the complexities they must navigate while raising their gifted or 2e child. Their child's intensity, heightened sensitivity, asynchronous development, and a wide array of strengths and struggles demand additional time and energy, along with the task of advocating for their education. Parents of the gifted often feel alone and misunderstood – a parallel process to how their child feels with peers.
Join licensed psychologist Dr. Gail Post for a workshop that will explore the gifted parenting experience: how raising a gifted or 2e child requires a different skill set, how to thrive in a world that doesn't quite understand, and how to find confidence and clarity about parenting decisions. Bring along your own questions, ideas, and wisdom to share!
Gail Post, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, parenting coach/consultant, workshop leader, writer, parent of two gifted young adults, and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In practice for over 35 years, she specializes in intellectual and musical giftedness and twice-exceptionalities. She also served as co-chair of a gifted parent advocacy group when her children were in school. Her writing includes hundreds of articles, several book chapters, a long-standing blog, Gifted Challenges. and her book, The Gifted Parenting Journey.
When: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 6:30-8:00pm, Online via Zoom
Zoom link will be emailed to registrants the day before the event.
Who: All those interested in supporting gifted students – parents, educators, other caregivers and professionals welcome!
Cost:
$10 for MCGT members
Video Recording is available to registered MCGT members for four months after the event.
$25 for non-members
Access to recording after the event is not available to non-members.
Join MCGT now to get the member rate. MCGT Membership Benefits
Financial assistance is available from the Betty Johnson Scholarship Fund: Families with gifted and talented children should not be restricted in their participation in MCGT activities because of limited funds. Therefore, the MCGT Board will accept requests for financial assistance which would enable families to attend events sponsored by MCGT, such as the annual conference or speaker events. MCGT also accepts requests for financial assistance for MCGT membership fees.
Submit a request from the Betty Johnson Scholarship Fund
Questions? Email info@mcgt.net
The Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented (MCGT) is a state-wide non-profit support and advocacy organization of parents, educators, and other professionals who live or work with gifted children and are interested in their education and well-being.
