Gifted Children

Gifted children have a different way of thinking. They’re always thinking. They’re inventive. They can also be annoyingly logical and stubborn, critical and self-critical, as well as oversensitive. Some are able to create complex, precise sentences, while others might speak very little for fear of saying something inaccurate. From an early age, they are interested in letters, numbers, space, forms of government, electricity or the meaning of life. Many of them want to know the essence of things (solving problems, …), to the tiniest detail. They have an excellent memory, they like experiments and they are great abstract thinkers. They have remarkable intellectual skills and a vivid imagination.

However, they can seem too eager to get new information. They never stop asking curious questions. Their games can be too complicated or puzzling. Their perfectionism can lead to anxiety or adjustment difficulties. They often feel under a lot of stress, have trouble making friends and working with their teachers. Sometimes, not even their own parents understand them very well. Gifted children often choose to suppress their talents. This can lead to withdrawal, feelings of frustration and social isolation.

We would like gifted kids to grow up in an environment that offers a sufficient amount of space, understanding, support and inspiration in their overall personal, intellectual and cultural development. We would like them to be able to tackle problems and to find assistance and specific care in times of need.

In order to better understand and support gifted kids, we first need to have information, yet even experts lack data in this field. That is why we compile the latest research and practices in the Czech Republic and abroad. We would like to share this information with teachers, parents, school psychologists, pediatricians, psychotherapists and psychiatrists. By learning together, we would like to achieve social change. We believe that the psychosocial well-being of gifted children and people around them is a key value for the entire society.