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When Parents Over-Invest in Their Gifted Child's Success

I was homeschooled for giftedness and my mom made my education her full-time job and now I feel guilty for having my own life because her identity was so wrapped up in my potential.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Parental identity fusion with child's giftedness creates guilt and enmeshment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gifted education and its discontents?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.