How to help a High Potential child to thrive

How to help a High Potential child to thrive – 6 February 2023

Presented by :
Denise Vohwinkel – Pedo-Psychiatrist and Gabriel Rafi Neuro-Psychologist How to help a high potential child .

How to help a high potential child to flourish?

It is often difficult to associate giftedness with any kind of difficulty, because in the minds of many, an intelligent child has no problems. However, it has been proven that the gifted or high potential profile, depending on its degree and form of expression, can present particularities on the behavioural, emotional and psychological levels. Here are some keys to better understand a high-potential child and help him or her to grow up.

Who are high potential children?

How to identify a high potential child?

A space for listening and awareness to help a high potential child

The contribution of therapies (social skills groups, psychological follow-up, etc.)

3 key ideas

We know full well that the child will be at 30% of his abilities and we understand this because, not only will he not see the reason for having to get more involved, but it will be too difficult to manage emotionally. It’s less destructive when you get a 12/20 for being at 30% than for being at 70%.

The idea is to improve the child’s behaviour because you don’t want them to isolate themselves or have others reject them.

It is important to give the child time to develop. Already, his daily life requires a lot of effort because it is perceived as a constraint…”. What does the adult have to offer me that is more interesting than what I would like to do? So he needs time to himself where he can do what he wants.

Dr. Denise Vohwinkel. Psychiatrist. KIC – La Maison Medicale.

Gabriel Rafi Neuro-Psychologist – KIC – La Maison Medicale.

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