Ten Rimm Canons of Achievement for the Gifted

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TEN RIMM CANONS OF ACHIEVEMENT

The Challenge of Parenting Your Gifted Child There are many variations of â&#x20AC;&#x153;rightâ&#x20AC;? ways to parent, and your personal family and cultural values should be your guide. Nevertheless, there are some basic principles that underlie good parenting. With the complexity of our media-driven culture, it is particularly important for families to embrace these foundational principles. In my books How to Parent So Children Will Learn (Great Potential Press, 2008) and Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child (Great Potential Press, 2008), I emphasise these supportive concepts. Based on research and on my own clinical experience with gifted children, I have developed ten canons of achievement for guiding gifted children. The Ten Rimm Canons of Achievement are targeted toward encouraging children to fulfil their potential and grow toward being happy, achieving adults who will hopefully make positive contributions to our world. If these are goals with which you as parents agree, then these Rimm Canons will be extremely helpful to your family.

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Ten Rimm Canons of Achievement for the Gifted

Published on Apr 24, 2013

The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education

The booklet provides some Ten Rimm Canons of Achievement for Gifted Children, will be a welcome guide for many parents who search for guidelines for raising their gifted children. The guidelines are based on well-researched information on children’s intellectual, social and moral development. They also take into consideration the variable precocities of gifted children and are sensitive to the research on intensity and social-emotional issues of gifted children. If you are reading this book, you likely want your children to achieve their potential. You and your partner may or may not have discussed your values for raising your children, so you could be projecting the future for your children with different visions. It is time for a parent conversation about dreams and expectations for your child (or children) so that you understand each other’s visions and can work together.