Gifted Child
A center for the evaluation of gifted children.

GT World
On-line support community for gifted and talented individuals and those who support and nurture them.

Parents
More ideas for parents of gifted children

Visual and Spatial Skills
Ways to enrich visual and spatial skills

Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children
Provides information, support and regional networking for parents of highly gifted children.

Helping the Gifted Child
Ways parents and administrators can help the high ability children.

Successful Parent Advocacy - Ask Questions, Get Services
Tips for non-confrontational parents.

How to Make Parent-Teacher Conferences Worthwhile and Productive
An excerpt from the December 1996 Issue of Parenting for High Potential.

Questions Parents of Gifted Students Should Ask Schools
There are questions that parents of gifted students should ask of their school system regarding the program or services for their children. Their right to ask such questions matches the right of any parent.

The Lifeline to the Net's Gifted Resources Index
Diane's gifted resources page.

Parenting Tips on Educational Advocacy
Article by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development offers parents tried-and-true strategies they can use to optimize their chances of changing the attitudes of teachers and administrators and find a solution that will optimize their child's education.

Preparing For and Holding an Effective School Meeting
A guide for parents who are meeting with the school to advocate for an appropriate educational program for their child. It covers preparing the meeting, the meeting itself, and the follow-up after the meeting.

Supporting Gifted Education Through Advocacy
Offers a "How-To" process in obtaining gifted education in your school. Included are sections on Understanding the Process and Avoiding the Pitfalls (with pitfalls explained in great detail), Channeling Your Energies in the Right Direction through Systematic Advocacy, and Establishing and Maintaining a Parent Advocacy Group.

The Tea and Terrorist Society: Parent Advocacy at the District Level
Monique Lloyd explains "Many parents feel powerless when dealing with their public schools; this is especially true of parents with highly gifted children. I reached my end-point the day I realized I had a file drawer full of records of meetings, phone calls, and letters with school officials going back six years.

Tips for Parents: Preparing Schools for Your Child
Article by Karen Rogers recommends strategies for parents to use when advocating for their children in school. It identifies three steps in the advocacy process.

Gifted Children Australia
Provides support, news, resources & information for parents and families of Gifted Children.

Madison TAG Parents Group
Information, resources, and news for parents of children performing above grade level with a particular emphasis on issues related to the Madison Metropolitan School District.

Do We Know if Gifted Children are Being Served Appropriately?
This full text article by James Delisle discusses parental advocacy in the school. It suggests questions a parent can ask a principal, teacher and the student in order to see if needs are being met.

You Know You're The Parent of a Gifted Child When...
Classic hints.

How to Be a Pushy Parent
Directions from Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D on how parents can be gifted child advocates.

Assorted Useful Advices for Gifted Children’s Parents
Assorted Useful Advices for Gifted Children’s Parents- translated from Hebrew