Perfectionism, Pressure, and Panic: Building Academic Resilience in Gifted & 2e Youth
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Gifted and 2e students often carry invisible academic pressure. Their advanced thinking can fuel perfectionism, stress, and performance anxiety - especially during testing, finals, AP/IB exams, and college applications. This webinar explores ways that academic stress looks different in gifted and 2e youth and strategies that adults can use to help them build lasting resilience. Participants will learn tools to help regulate before performance, separate identity from grades, strengthen imperfection tolerance, support executive skills, and encourage recovery after high-pressure moments.
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1 hour 9 minutes
NWGCA does not endorse any product, service, publication, medication or treatment.
Available for instant download.
1 hour 9 minutes
NWGCA does not endorse any product, service, publication, medication or treatment.
About the Presenter
Christina Clark, MD, is a child psychiatrist and parent coach specializing in emotional development, anxiety, and resilience in children and adolescents. She works closely with families of gifted and twice-exceptional youth, helping them navigate academic pressure, perfectionism, executive challenges, and emotional intensity with practical, evidence-based strategies.
Dr. Clark maintains a small private psychiatric practice in Tacoma, WA. She is the founder of aPARENT.world, an online platform dedicated to equipping caregivers with real-world parenting tools grounded in developmental science. She has developed structured parent education programs, instructional video modules, printable toolkits, and curricula focused on emotion coaching, connected parenting, conflict reduction, and building resilience under stress. She published her first book last summer, The Parenting Blueprint: Building Connection, Resilience, and Growth — One Moment at a Time, which introduces these principles and provides parents with a structured, science-informed roadmap for raising emotionally strong children.
Last fall, she presented the NWGCA webinar Emotion Coaching 101, guiding parents through foundational skills for supporting children during emotional dysregulation and high-intensity moments. Her approach integrates neuroscience, parent management principles, and real-life application, translating complex psychological concepts into clear, usable language for families. Dr. Clark’s work emphasizes strengthening parent capacity so that bright, complex youth can receive the tools and support they need to thrive.
Christina Clark, MD, is a child psychiatrist and parent coach specializing in emotional development, anxiety, and resilience in children and adolescents. She works closely with families of gifted and twice-exceptional youth, helping them navigate academic pressure, perfectionism, executive challenges, and emotional intensity with practical, evidence-based strategies.
Dr. Clark maintains a small private psychiatric practice in Tacoma, WA. She is the founder of aPARENT.world, an online platform dedicated to equipping caregivers with real-world parenting tools grounded in developmental science. She has developed structured parent education programs, instructional video modules, printable toolkits, and curricula focused on emotion coaching, connected parenting, conflict reduction, and building resilience under stress. She published her first book last summer, The Parenting Blueprint: Building Connection, Resilience, and Growth — One Moment at a Time, which introduces these principles and provides parents with a structured, science-informed roadmap for raising emotionally strong children.
Last fall, she presented the NWGCA webinar Emotion Coaching 101, guiding parents through foundational skills for supporting children during emotional dysregulation and high-intensity moments. Her approach integrates neuroscience, parent management principles, and real-life application, translating complex psychological concepts into clear, usable language for families. Dr. Clark’s work emphasizes strengthening parent capacity so that bright, complex youth can receive the tools and support they need to thrive.
