Dona Matthews has taught at several Canadian universities and was
associate professor at Hunter College, City University of New York,
where she was the founding director of the Center for Gifted
Studies and Education. Her previous books include The Development
of Giftedness and Talent across the Life Span.
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Joanne Foster teaches educational psychology courses at the Ontario
Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.
Dr. Foster contributes to the journal Parenting for High Potential.
She’s also the author of Not Now, Maybe Later: Helping Children
Overcome Procrastination.
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In this insightful and optimistic guide, Matthews and Foster
(coauthors of Being Smart about Gifted Education) explore the
premise that all children have the potential to be creative,
self-reliant, and innovative thinkers…Parents everywhere will be
edified and empowered by this inspiring book.
*Publishers Weekly*
Matthews and Foster ably translate educational and psychological
theory into practical and appropriate recommendations for what
parents should say and do in interacting with their child, and
especially in interacting with the child’s teachers and school(s),
in order to foster conditions for optimal learning, growth, and
development of self-efficacy.
*Roeper Review*
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