Overthinking: When Your Mind Won’t Turn Off
by Nicole LaChance, Marketing and Communications Coordinator Overthinking. The irony in writing about this topic is that I kept overthinking it. What direction should I take? What tips should I […]
Executive Skills and How They Translate to Professional Strengths
by Zadra Rose Ibañez, Director of Operations Executive skills are those cognitive abilities and habits that allow us to be organized, to plan and implement action. They are essential to […]
Child Activists: Ten Stories about Inspirational Kids
by Nicole LaChance, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Most of us know the incredible story of Malala Yousafzai who, after being shot while trying to attend school, became a world-renowned activist […]
What is Emotional Intelligence?
by Nicole LaChance, Marketing and Communications Coordinator When I saw the topic for this month’s Hoagies Gifted Education Page blog hop was “Emotional Intelligence” I have to admit I was […]
Should My Gifted Child Skip a Grade?
by Nicole LaChance, Marketing & Communications Coordinator It’s a question almost every parent of a gifted child struggles with at some point: should my child skip a grade (or more)? […]
Gifted Community
by Qiao Li, Coordinator Why is Community Important? Community is the foundation of our social life. A healthy community provides support, encouragement, affirmation, and a sense of belonging to all […]
Social Self-Esteem and Gifted Kids
by Nicole LaChance, Marketing and Communications Coordinator I have only been at IEA for six months, but in that time one of the most frequent struggles I have heard from […]
Quirks of the Gifted Brain
by Nicole LaChance, Marketing and Communications Coordinator The gifted brain is a unique place. In fact, it is so unique that many of the complexities of giftedness are still not […]
Gilmore Girls and Two Faces of Giftedness
by Nicole LaChance As a die-hard Gilmore Girls fan dating back to the show’s original run, its coming revival has me very excited. It seems like there is a new […]
Three Reasons to Join a Parent Support Group
by Nicole LaChance Parenting a gifted or twice-exceptional child comes with a special set of joys and challenges. I know it’s easy for parents to feel like they are alone […]