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Emotional Issues Faced by Creative and Gifted Children

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to his or her age group. Gifted children often feel shunned from others because they cannot readily relate to them on the same academic level; many gifted children are  pushed forward into higher grades with classmates much older and, thereby, have even less in common with them. "Being brighter than all your friends is not easy. Many  psychological and emotional issues arise; fortunately most of them can be dealt with by the parents, especially with intervention by skilled child therapists" (Berndt, 2002). Indeed, the double-edged sword  of being a gifted child lends itself to a multitude of confusing emotions - particularly in the adolescent stage - when it comes to fitting in with his or her  peers. "Most gifted children manage to fit in fairly well with their peers. They can learn the same games, tell the same jokes, and eat the same peanut  butter and jelly sandwiches. But, for the most part, they know that there are whole parts of themselves that their friends dont understand" (Berndt, 2002).  For a gifted adolescent just beginning to develop an emotional sense of himself and his social significance, peer groups provide that measure of acceptance that every  youth aspires to achieve. These formations of like-minded and similarly aged teens represent the onset of adulthood in that they help to establish a pattern self-esteem and self-perception that  will be carried on into adult years. Indeed, adolescence is considered one of the most crucial periods of socialization because of the very pressure it places upon the youth.  There is a tremendous burden for teens to perform within their respective peer groups, whether that means to be cool, smart, pretty or popular. For those who do