Resources for Parents of Gifted Children
Information given in this list is current as of the date when it was submitted to San Francisco Regional Mensa. Web sites and their contents are always subject to change. Mention of a Web site here does not imply endorsement by American Mensa, Ltd. or SFRM. The sources and links above are provided as informational resources and in no way indicate an endorsement of or any particular partnership with any organization. American Mensa, Ltd. is not responsible for the content of any of the linked Web sites; this includes updates to or availability of linked sites and the accuracy, reliability or helpfulness of the information on these sites.
Compiled by Melody Matthews Lowman, M.A. and Elena Vega, co-Gifted Children Coordinators, San Francisco Regional Mensa.
These resources are specific to the San Francisco Region of Mensa. If you know of others, please send details to our Gifted Youth Resource Coordinator.
Programs and Associations
Northern California and Statewide
California Association for the Gifted
916-441-3999
Lyceum
408-278-5593
Stanford Univ., Enrichment Program for Gifted Youth
800-372-EPGY (800-372-3749)
UC Berkeley, Academic Talent Development Program
510-642-8308
U.S. Nationwide
Duke University, American Association for Gifted Children
919-783-6152
Gifted Homeschooling Forum (GHF)
Johns Hopkins University
410-735-6277 or -6278
Mensa
817-607-0060
National Association for Gifted Children
202-785-4268
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
845-797-5054
Other Resources
Books
Gifted Children: Myths and Realities (Basic Books, 1997), by Ellen Winner
The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience (Houghton Mifflin, 1997), by Martin E.P. Seligman
Smart Girls: A New Psychology of Girls, Women, and Giftedness (Revised Edition, Great Potential Press, 1997), by Barbara A. Kerr
Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning (Great Potential Press, 2001), by Barbara A. Kerr and Sanford J. Cohn
Publishers
Other
Mindware (“brainy toys”) 800-999-0398
Contact
Questions?
GY Programming
Email SFRM’s Gifted Youth Coordinator
GY Resources
Email SFRM’s Gifted Youth Resource Coordinator