Leadership Qualities

Identifying and teaching leadership skills to gifted children is a good idea because we need role models and individuals who are willing to take charge.

Many professions including technology and medicine require intelligent individuals who are able to use their creativity, critical thinking, and judgement to do well.

The role of both parents and teachers is important when it comes to supporting the development of this ability and outlook.

The characteristics of gifted children that allow them to become good managers:

-good verbal skills

-creative problem solving

-ability to reason

-need to be challenged

-motivators

-deep thinkers

-ability to mediate

A home environment that encourages self-esteem, critical thinking and time management helps.

Children should be encouraged to be involved in the choice of family outings.

Their opinions and ideas about when, where, and why need to be considered.

An interesting way to involve gifted children in conversation is to ask about world and current events.

They are deep thinkers who enjoy talking about many different things.

Since these skills are learned over time through interaction with others, extracurricular activities are a good way to involve them in group situations.

These interactions help them learn to fit in, manage and mediate with the group, and express their own opinions.

Being in charge of something involves much more than being nominated or appointed to the position.

This is why parents, schools and extracurricular activities play a role in developing these qualities in gifted children.






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