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A field guide for understanding the complex characteristics and social and emotional needs of gifted kids. Many bright and gifted kids do not feel understood or supported. For adults wanting to change that, Bright, Complex Kids provides guidance for gaining entrance to their internal world. This practical and easy-to-use field guide includes ideas for how and why to:  listen and respondself-monitor adult biasesavoid communicating awe of high ability because of the potential impact on trust and opennessapply knowledge of learning disabilitieshelp high-ability children and teens make sense of themselves  Well-known gifted experts Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D., and Daniel B. Peters, Ph.D., wrote Bright, Complex Kids to be an accessible short course for adults wanting to build a base of knowledge for understanding and supporting the social and emotional needs of highly able children and teens.