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Strategies to Tame Perfectionism
1. Do not use perfectionistic criteria when motivating a gifted child, because it will intensify overachievement or underachievement, and distract from the child’s inner potential.
2. Be careful to set realistic achievable goals that are meaningful to a child.
3. Don’t transmit your own perfectionistic goals and ideals to the gifted child. In other words, don’t overidentify with your child or student.
4. Understand the difference between challenging a child and pushing a child.
5. Learn to advocate for your child in a fruitful manner. Avoid being your child or student’s business manager.
6. Foster intrinsic motivation.
7. Help develop peer interaction.
1. Do not use perfectionistic criteria when motivating a gifted child, because it will intensify overachievement or underachievement, and distract from the child’s inner potential.
2. Be careful to set realistic achievable goals that are meaningful to a child.
3. Don’t transmit your own perfectionistic goals and ideals to the gifted child. In other words, don’t overidentify with your child or student.
4. Understand the difference between challenging a child and pushing a child.
5. Learn to advocate for your child in a fruitful manner. Avoid being your child or student’s business manager.
6. Foster intrinsic motivation.
7. Help develop peer interaction.
Barbara Klein, Ph.D., Ed.D.
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