Resilient Parents; Resilient Kids: How Parental Self-Awareness Is Critical to Helping Smart Kids Thrive
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| Title: | Resilient Parents; Resilient Kids: How Parental Self-Awareness Is Critical to Helping Smart Kids Thrive |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Gail Post (ORCID |
| Source: | Gifted Education International. 2025 41(1):92-111. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Resilience (Psychology), Self Concept, Parents, Parent Influence, Gifted, Parent Child Relationship, Child Rearing, Family Influence, Environmental Influences, Individual Characteristics |
| DOI: | 10.1177/02614294241274442 |
| ISSN: | 0261-4294 2047-9077 |
| Abstract: | Resilience, or the ability to bounce back from hardship, has been studied extensively and identified as a protective factor against negative long-term physical and mental health outcomes. Most research has addressed the child's resilience in the face of adversity; however, the parent's capacity for resilience has received limited attention. Parents of gifted children, in particular, face unique stressors that differ from those observed among families of typically developing children; an unanticipated degree of parental resilience is often required in response to the gifted child's cognitive, social, and emotional needs. In this article, factors that contribute to resilience among gifted children and their parents are reviewed. It is proposed that parental resilience directly affects the child's well-being and that increased self-awareness enhances the parent's capacity for greater emotional availability, patience, tolerance, and resilience. In essence, parental resilience is a necessary component for fostering resilience in the child. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1454269 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Resilience, or the ability to bounce back from hardship, has been studied extensively and identified as a protective factor against negative long-term physical and mental health outcomes. Most research has addressed the child's resilience in the face of adversity; however, the parent's capacity for resilience has received limited attention. Parents of gifted children, in particular, face unique stressors that differ from those observed among families of typically developing children; an unanticipated degree of parental resilience is often required in response to the gifted child's cognitive, social, and emotional needs. In this article, factors that contribute to resilience among gifted children and their parents are reviewed. It is proposed that parental resilience directly affects the child's well-being and that increased self-awareness enhances the parent's capacity for greater emotional availability, patience, tolerance, and resilience. In essence, parental resilience is a necessary component for fostering resilience in the child. |
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| ISSN: | 0261-4294 2047-9077 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/02614294241274442 |
