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I struggle with these issues with my youngest son. Both of my boys are gifted, but my oldest managed to escape the more difficult issues that many gifted kids (and their parents) deal with. My youngest is much more challenging. I found this link http://giftedkids.about.com/od/gifted101/a/overexcite.htm very helpful. My oldest is almost entirely intellectual, where my youngest is emotional, imaginational, and a bit sensual. No wonder my youngest is more complicated. This link helped me to at least understand him better. Now I'm reading a book called Living With Intensity, and it is very interesting, and I think it will be helpful. It is about Dabrowski's theory (he's the author the website is about). I'm g/t certified, but I teach AP English, so I know more about older gifted children. This is helping me understand my own children who are younger. I hope this helps.