Imposter Syndrome

I was chatting with some other parents of gifted children today about valuing the things we are good at. Just because they find something easy, they believe it is easy for everybody - they don't realise that is not the case.  Being good at something does not, therefore, raise their self-esteem; they don't value it  at all. It also leads to "Imposter Syndrome" - where a gifted child/adult constantly feels that they have won their place in, for example, a selective high school, by good luck and chance rather than on ability.

Did you know?

"I learnt so much about gifted children, backed up by very interesting research which gave me a better understanding of the needs of gifted children and how best we can nurture their strengths, skills and habits." An educator attending a NSWAGTC seminar.

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The blogs appearing on the NSWAGTC site are designed to provide colour, news and subjective views about the many issues and concerns facing gifted children and their parents, care-givers and educators.

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