List: Parenting | Curated by Deborah Ruf, PhD

May 30, 2024
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ParentingAdvice, ideas, and interpretations of how to parent bright and gifted children of all ages.
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Gifted Children and Adults Can Slip Through the Cracks: Racism, Poverty, and Families’ Mental…After you read the set-up for the article, I present my disturbing experience at my alma mater’s high school football game hosted by the…
May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Sibling Differences Within Gifted and Talented Families — Part 1An Introduction to a Qualitative Study of Gifted Families
May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Post-High School Education Outcomes for Level Three Gifted (Highly to Exceptionally Gifted)The background and “good fit” affect the paths of the Highly to Exceptionally Gifted as they grow up.
Apr 2, 2024
Apr 2, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Post-High School Education Outcomes for Level Two Gifted (Highly Gifted)Level Two people are in the gifted to highly gifted range of advanced learners.
Mar 26, 2024
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Mar 26, 2024
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Deborah Ruf, PhD
Gifted People Are Still People… and many of our feelings are shared by others.
Mar 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Post-High School Education Outcomes for Level Four Gifted (Exceptionally to Profoundly Gifted)Level Four people are in the exceptionally to profoundly gifted range of advanced learners.
Apr 9, 2024
Apr 9, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Personality Type and Social Adjustment in Families with Children Over 170 IQ on the [old] SBLMSome specific personality type differences between parents and gifted children lead to predictable problems and issues.
Apr 16, 2024
Apr 16, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
If You Have a Reason to Assess a Young Child for Giftedness …Here are some good reasons and how to go about it.
Mar 23, 2024
Mar 23, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Post-High School Education Outcomes for Level One Gifted (Moderately Gifted)Level One people are in the moderately to gifted range of advanced learners
Mar 6, 2024
Mar 6, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
What Is School Choice?… and what do I think of it?
Mar 1, 2024
Mar 1, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
What the Heck is Neurodiversity?… and how does it fit into the picture of giftedness?
Feb 26, 2024
Feb 26, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Are Schools Set Up for Gifted Children? (Highly to Exceptionally Gifted, Level Three)Level Three (Highly to Exceptionally Gifted) children and their parents generally had considerable difficulty finding a good school fit.
Jan 30, 2024
Jan 30, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Are Schools Set Up for Gifted Children? (Exceptionally to Profoundly Gifted, Level Four)No. Not generally, and virtually never for the Exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted.
Feb 2, 2024
Feb 2, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
How to Choose a School for Your Young Gifted ChildYou already know your child is ahead of agemates. How do you select the best school?
Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Boys in Primary Grade ClassroomsPart of the SCHOOL IS NOT REAL LIFE Series
Jan 1, 2023
Jan 1, 2023
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Are Schools Set Up for Gifted Children? (Profoundly Gifted, Level Five)No. Not generally, and virtually never for the Profoundly Gifted.
Feb 9, 2024
Feb 9, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Development in Gifted Children: Different in Many WaysScatterplots to illustrate some of the ways!
Feb 7, 2024
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Feb 7, 2024
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Deborah Ruf, PhD
Independence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted Adolescents — Part 2Specific, and normal, control issues come up between adults and budding adolescents.
Jan 23, 2024
Jan 23, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Independence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted AdolescentsAdolescence is a difficult time for most people, and social and emotional issues are sometimes additionally exacerbated in the…
Oct 26, 2022
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Oct 26, 2022
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Deborah Ruf, PhD
Independence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted Adolescents — Part 1Extremely gifted people differ from each other in many ways.
Jan 22, 2024
Jan 22, 2024