Having a gifted or 2e teenager can add a whole new layer of complication to parenting.
Are they being ‘typical’ teens, or is this existential depression? What is ‘normal’ for a gifted or 2e teen? How do I homeschool them when they are way beyond me in their academics? Should you let them go to college early? How early? Which college? If your child does not have a formal high school diploma, how can you get them into college? How do homeschooled children perform in advanced educational settings at any age? What if your child does not want to go to college right now? Do they have to go to college to succeed in life, and if not, what are some alternatives? What if they aren’t ready to live on their own yet? How do they deal with asynchrony in college and at work? Browse through these articles for more insight into these complicated issues.
- Considerations in Early College Attendance By Tonya L. Andersen
- Homeschooling Gifted Teens: Preparing for College By Wes Beach
- Some Thoughts About College Admissions By Wes Beach
- Top Seven Considerations about College for Younger Children: A Professor’s Perspective By Doresa Jennings
- The Value of a Mentor By Stephanie Hood
- A Homeschooler Goes to College – “It wasn’t the schoolwork or social life that threw me. It’s that I never realized how dull a classroom could be.”
- Alternatives for Homeschooling Teens: Self-Direction, Engagement, and Success, by Wes Beach
- Brainstorm: The Power and the Purpose of the Teenaged Brain, an interview with Daniel Siegel on the Diane Rehm Show
- Can Homeschoolers Do Well In College? by Lynn O’Shaughnessy
- Colleges That Admit Homeschoolers FAQ, by Karl M. Bunday
- Deep Thinkers and Perfectionists: Getting to Know Your Gifted Teens, by Lisa Rivero
- Existential Depression in Gifted Individuals, by James T. Webb
- Exploring the Duality of the Gifted Teen, by Elizabeth Donovan
- First-Year College Performance: A Study of Home School Graduates and Traditional School Graduates, by Dr. Paul Jones and Dr. Gene Gloeckner
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From Homeschooler to College Student: Successfully Transitioning Your Teen to College
- Four Reasons to Quit School and Become a Teenage Homeschooler, by Blake Boles
- Getting ready: What to do NOW if College Comes LATER
- Homeschooled Applicants: Helpful Tips is an article on the MIT Admissions site aimed at homeschooled applicants to the university.
- Homeschooled Students Well-Prepared For College, Study Finds.
- Homeschoolers Are Preferred by Colleges and Universities
- Independence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted Adolescents, by Deborah Ruf
- The Loneliness of Genius
- Meet Kate Fridkiss, Who Skipped K-12 and is Neither Weird nor Homeless
- Myths and Realities of Early College, by Lorel Shea
- Parents’ Perspectives on Early College Entrance for Profoundly Gifted Children: Readiness Issues and First College Class Options, by Beth Wright
- Pursuing Alternative Paths to College Admission by Wes Beach
- Ryan’s Early College Experience by Rita Ostrager — an excellent piece on the issues faced by young college students.
- Straight Talk: Helping Bright Teens Through Tough Times the Davidson Institute for Talent Development compiled suggestions from Jim Delisle, Ph.D., Deborah Ruf, Ph.D., Esther Sinclair, Ph.D., James T. Webb, Ph.D., Nadia Webb, PsyD
- Tips for Parents: The Real World of Gifted Teens, by M. Jacobsen
- Top Seven Considerations about College for Younger Children: A Professor’s Perspective, by Dr. Doresa Jennings
- Universities Welcome Homeschooled Students
- What do students need most? More sleep, by Jessica Lahey
Books:
- Forging Paths: Beyond Traditional Schooling, by Wes Beach
- Making the Choice: When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child, by Corin Goodwin and Mika Gustavson, MFT
- The Gifted Teen Survival Guide: Smart, Sharp, and Ready for (Almost) Anything, by Judy Galbraith and Jim Deslisle
- Homeschoolers’ College Admissions Handbook: Preparing 12- to 18-Year-Olds for Success in the College of Their Choice, by Cafi Cohen
- Homeschooling: The Teen Years, by Cafi Cohen
- Living Independently on the Autism Spectrum: What You Need to Know to Move into a Place of Your Own, Succeed at Work, Start a Relationship, Stay Safe, and Enjoy Life as an Adult on the Autism Spectrum, by Lynne Soraya
- A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Teens: Living with Intense and Creative Adolescents, by Lisa Rivero
- Quiet Kids: Helping Your Introverted Child Succeed in an Extroverted World, by Christine Fonseca
- Searching for Meaning: Idealism, Bright Minds, Disillusionment and Hope, by James T. Webb
- Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity: How to get more out of life and learning, by Lisa Rivero
- Succeeding as a Student in the STEM Fields with an Invisible Disability, by Christy Oslund
- Supporting College and University Students with Invisible Disabilities, by Christy Oslund
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