Resiliency and At-Risk Factors

Below are 10 articles on different aspects of risk and resiliency. Please read no fewer than 4 of these articles before continuing on to Learning Activity 4.

Risk-taking and risk-making: Understanding when less than perfection is more than acceptable (Delisle)

The many faces of Bullies. (Cross)

The impact of giftedness on psychological well-being. (Neihart)

Relationship Dynamics Within the Addicted/Traumatized Family System (Dayton)

Coping with an Alcoholic Parent (KidsHealth.com/Nemours)
(written from a teen’s point of view)

Abuse (KidsHealth.com/Nemours)
(written from a teen’s point of view)

Raising Bright Children in a Scary World (Andrews)

Resilience and Coping: Implications for Gifted Children and Youth at Risk. (Kitano and Lewis)

Gifted Students Dropping Out: Recent Findings from a Southeastern State. (Matthews)

An Examination of the Literature Base on the Suicidal Behaviors of Gifted Students. (Gust-Brey and Cross)