Do We Know if Gifted Children are Being Served Appropriately?
This full text article by James Delisle discusses parental advocacy in the school. It suggests questions a parent can ask a principal, teacher and the student in order to see if ne…
Education and the Gifted Child
What to do if you suspect your child is gifted... how to challenge gifted children educationally but still let them be children.
Gifted Children Australia
Provides support, news, resources & information for parents and families of Gifted Children.
GT World Mailing Lists for Parents
A place for families dealing with the complexities of raising intellectually gifted and talented children.
Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children
Provides information, support and regional networking for parents of highly gifted children.
How to Be a Pushy Parent
Directions from Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D on how parents can be gifted child advocates.
How to Make Parent-Teacher Conferences Worthwhile and Productive
An excerpt from the December 1996 Issue of Parenting for High Potential.
Parenting Tips on Educational Advocacy
Article by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development offers parents tried-and-true strategies they can use to optimize their chances of changing the attitudes of teachers and a…
Preparing For and Holding an Effective School Meeting
A guide for parents who are meeting with the school to advocate for an appropriate educational program for their child. It covers preparing the meeting, the meeting itself, and the…
Successful Parent Advocacy - Ask Questions, Get Services
Tips for non-confrontational parents.
Supporting Gifted Education Through Advocacy
Offers a "How-To" process in obtaining gifted education in your school. Included are sections on Understanding the Process and Avoiding the Pitfalls (with pitfalls explained in gre…
The National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children
The main goal of The Foundation is to get much needed information to the parents of gifted children.
The Tea and Terrorist Society: Parent Advocacy at the District Level
Monique Lloyd explains "Many parents feel powerless when dealing with their public schools; this is especially true of parents with highly gifted children. I reached my end-point t…
Tips for Parents: Preparing Schools for Your Child
Article by Karen Rogers recommends strategies for parents to use when advocating for their children in school. It identifies three steps in the advocacy process.