Davidson Institute for Talent Development
About Us
Formed in 1999, the Davidson Institute is a 501(c)3 private operating foundation funded by Bob and Jan Davidson.
Our mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference.
Contact Information
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
9665 Gateway Drive, Suite B
Reno, NV 89521
Telephone: 755-852-3483
You can contact the Davidson Institute for Talent Development by email at info@davidsongifted.org
Articles by Davidson Institute for Talent Development
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An Integral Approach to the Social and Emotional Development of the Profoundly Gifted
Like all children profoundly gifted children have essential needs for connecting to others, for being understood, for...
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Tips for Parents: Perfectionism and the Profoundly Gifted Child
Editors Note: The following is a synthesis of information provided to parents from an online seminar on the subject of...
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Traversing the Straits of Adolescence: A Guide for Parents of Profoundly Gifted Teens
One of the frustrations for parents (and PG teens, too!) is the grand intellect that seems to fly in the face of the...
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Gift Ideas for Eager Young Minds
The families and staff members of the Davidson Institute Young Scholars program have contributed these ideas to consider...
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Tips for Parents: Gifted...and Teenagers, too
Although parents of gifted children remain concerned about meeting their kids' intellectual, emotional and social needs...
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Ten Tips for Parenting Gifted Girls
As parents, be coaches, not judges. Coaches encourage, have high expectations, praise, criticize, and set limits, but...
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Gifted Children's Friendships
Linda Silverman wrote, in her wonderful book Counselling the Gifted and Talented, that “When gifted children are asked...
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Smart Boys
Psychologist Sanford J. Cohn, Ph.D., is a professor of education at Arizona State University, where his research,...
Topics: Gifted Children -
Tips for Parents: Teasing, Bullying, and the Role of Friendships
Fred Frankel, Ph.D., ABPP, Director of the UCLA Children's Friendship Program, and author of Good friends are hard to...
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ADHD and Giftedness
Megan Foley Nicpon, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist and administrator of the Assessment and Counseling Clinic at...
Topics: Twice Gifted (LD and Gifted)
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