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CGCC Parenting Gifted Seminar: Imaginational Overexcitability

  • February 16, 2016
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Vine Academy, Hinsdale
  • 26

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Presentation and Roundtable Discussion led by Rhonda Stern


Too Imaginative?
 

    CGCC Parenting Gifted Seminar

    meeting space is hosted by

    Vine Academy
    125 South Vine
    Hinsdale, IL 60521

Does your child experience imaginational overexcitabilities? These could be expressed by 
  • a rich imagination
  • a love of daydreaming 
  • imaginary friends
  • design of complex games
  • delight in metaphor and poetry
  • and so much more...
Parents encounter profound challenges when their child's lived experience is grounded in imaginary beliefs. Some teachers feel that highly imaginative children do not take direction well and are disrespectful. There is a tension between valuing the child's creative ideation and managing family, school, peer, and community relationships. Yet Einstein once said  “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Join us as we continue our analysis of Dabrowski's overexcitabilities with a discussion of imaginational issues.  We will discuss how these children experience the world and what we can do to support them more effectively. 


Rhonda Stern has been in the field of gifted and talented education since 2000. She is also a certified mediator and an attorney. Rhonda, a doctoral student in Curriculum Studies at DePaul University, works with gifted, talented, and twice exceptional students privately. Stern sits on the Social and Emotional Committee of the Illinois Association for Gifted Children and is a lecturer and writer on gifted and talented issues.


Come join the discussion. Register today!  Registration is free for CGCC members, a non-refundable $5 for non-members. (Fee waivers are available.) Won't you consider helping us build a community of gifted families by joining CGCC today?  Join


We hope you can join us!
You may park in front or in the Zion Church parking lot across the street. 
125 South Vine, Hinsdale, IL 60521


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