Quick Click: 5 Ways to Help Your Gifted Child Reach Her Potential

Help her skills and her spirit soar with one-on-one time and inspirational pursuits.

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1. Read to your child and make sure he has access to a wide range of reading materials, such as a variety of books, magazines, and newspapers. 
   
   
2. Factor in free time for her to daydream, invent, and create what she wants. 
   
   
3. Encourage him to follow his passions, even if you don't share them. 
   
   
4. Introduce her to other gifted children. 
   
   
5. Expand your child's horizons and introduce him to different people, places, cultures, traditions, and experiences — by traveling, reading, watching educational TV programs, visiting museums, and attending concerts or plays.

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