Education World – Steve Haberlin 
As a parent (or teacher working with gifted children), it helps to understand their potential stressors. This way, you know what’s stressing them out and you can use the appropriate strategies and interventions (the subject of my next blog). While books have been written on the subject (and there is conflicting research on whether gifted children actually experience more stress or anxiety), essentially gifted children’s unique characteristics are the same traits that can create added stress and unique challenges socially and emotionally. Being different can be stressful. Let’s look at what I call the Big Four. (more)