Periagoge
Scenario

When Gifted Children Carry Too Much Existential Weight

My gifted eleven-year-old obsesses over global warming and social injustice to the point where she cannot sleep and I do not know how to help her carry the weight of understanding so much so young.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Advanced cognitive awareness of complex problems exceeds emotional capacity to process them.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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