Here are some of the books our parents have found especially useful in their journey of helping their gifted child and helping others help their gifted child. Copies will be available to skim Saturdays in the Bruin Café. As an Amazon Associate the Program earns from qualifying purchases. Purchases made through links to other sites may also financially aid the program.
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| Achieving Equity in Gifted Programming Dismantling Barriers and Taping Potential | April Wells |   |
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| Anxiety-Free Kids An Interactive Guide for Parents and Children | Bonnie Zucker, Psy.D. |   |
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| Bright, Talented, & Black A Guide for Families of Black Gifted Learners | Joy Lawson Davis, Ed.D. |   |
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| Creative Home Schooling A Guide for Smart Families | Lisa Rivero |   |
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| Differentiation for Gifted Learners Going Beyond the Basics | Diane Heacox, Ed.D. and Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. |   |
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| The Educated Child A Parent’s Guide From Preschool Through Eighth Grade | William J. Bennett, Chester E. Finn, Jr., John T. E. Cribb, Jr. |   |
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| Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings | Christine Fonseca |   |
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| Exceptionally Gifted Children | Miraca U. M. Gross |   |
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| The Explosive Child A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children | Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. |   |
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| Learning Outside the Lines Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution | Jonathan Mooney and David Cole |   |
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| Letting Go of Perfect Empower Children to Overcome Perfectionism | Jill L. Adelson, Ph.D. and Hope E. Wilson, Ph.D. |   |
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| Living With Intensity Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and the Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults | Susan Daniels Ph.D. and Michael M. Piechowski Ph.D. |   |
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| Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger’s, Depression, and Other Disorders | James T. Webb, Ph.D., Edward R. Amend Psy.D., Nadia E. Webb, Psy.D., Jean Goerss, M.D., M.P.H., Paul Beljan, Psy.D., F. Richard Olenchak, Ph.D. |   |
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| A Nation Empowered Evidence Trumps the Excuses Holding Back America’s Brightest Students, Volume 1 and Volume 2 | Susan G. Assouline, Ph.D., Nicholas Colangelo, Ph.D., Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Ed.D., Mary Sharp | Amazon Kindle    |
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| On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children | Tracy L. Cross, Ph.D. |   |
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| A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children | James T. Webb, Janet L. Gore, Edward R. Amend Psy.D., Arlene R. DeVries M.S.E. |   |
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| Parenting Gifted Kids Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children | James R. Delisle, Ph.D. |   |
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| Picky Parent Guilde, Choose Your Child’s School with Confidence the Elementary Years (K-6) | Bryan C. Hassel, Ph.D. and Emily Ayscue Hassel |   |
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| The Science of Making Friends Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults | Elizabeth A. Laugeson, Psy.D. and John Elder Robison |   |
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| The Self-Driven Child The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives | William Stixrud, PhD. and Ned Johnson |   |
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| Smart but Scattered The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential | Peg Dawson, Ed.D. and Richard Guare, Ph.D. |   |
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| Stressed Out! Solutions to Help Your Child Manage and Overcome Stress | Mary Anne Richey and James W. Forgan, Ph.D. |   |
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| The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids For Ages 10 & Under | Judy Galbraith, M.A. |   |
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| They Say My Kid’s Gifted. Now What? Ideas for Parents for Understanding and Working With Schools | F. Richard Olenchak, Ph.D. |   |
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| Twice Exceptional Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Disabilities | Scott Barry Kaufman |   |
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| Upside-Down Brilliance The Visual-Spatial Learner | Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D. |   |
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| The Well-Educated Mind A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had and The Well-Trained Mind A Guide to Classical Education at Home |
Susan Wise Bauer |     |
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| When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs | Judy Glbraith, M.A. and Jim Delisle, Ph.D. |   |
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