The families of Seabury

Support for our families too

Raising gifted children is both a joy and a challenge. Watching as they learn and grow, as they take delight in a new discovery or soak up information like a sponge is a thrill. But dealing with the endless, "Why?" questions, helping them deal with perfectionism or sensitivities, setting appropriate boundaries when their emotional age doesn't match their intellectual age, can make parenting a gifted child a unique challenge.   

Seabury is not only a place where gifted children find true peers who understand and support them, it is also a place where adults who love highly capable children find support and encouragement among those who understand the challenges of finding appropriate reading material for an early reader, or of having a child who wants to negotiate with you over everything or can't go to sleep at night until she knows everything there is to know about black holes. 

Support for adults at Seabury includes:

• A community where you don't go unnoticed
• Teachers and staff who understand the needs of gifted children and who team with families to support each child
• Activities for the whole family, such as family game night, math night — and more
• Classes, speakers, and support groups for families of gifted children at Seabury and in the community.
• Seminars led by nationally recognized leaders in gifted education, as part of our SeaburySquared: Center for Gifted Education programming.

Seabury’s Neurospupportive Parenting Club!

Seabury’s Neurosupportive Parenting Club is a community group for parents of neurodivergent (ND) students. Neurodivergent is a broad, nonmedical term for people whose brains work differently, with unique strengths and challenges—with or without a medical diagnosis. Parenting ND kids can be deeply rewarding but also emotionally demanding, so this group offers a supportive, kind community. We welcome and affirm families across all genders, sexualities, ethnicities, and races.

Our first meeting of the “Neuro-Spicy” Neurosupportive Parenting Club was a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Over the next three months we’ll try virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats. Keep an eye on our weekly Head of School Newsletter for upcoming meeting dates and details!