For parents
When your child thinks differently, parenting can feel different too.
Beyond IQ parent workshops help families understand giftedness and respond more confidently to motivation, perfectionism, emotional intensity, school frustration and the need for appropriate challenge.
A live online hour on 15 September, recorded workshops you can start today, and a parent community.
Does this sound familiar?
Bright child. Difficult moments. Lots of questions.
“They can concentrate for hours on something they love, but five minutes of homework becomes a battle.”
“They avoid things they might not immediately be good at.”
“They tell you school is boring, but their results do not always show what they can do.”
“They ask enormous questions, feel things deeply, or seem much older in one moment and exactly their age in the next.”
These behaviours can look contradictory.
They often make much more sense once you understand giftedness.
When home and school see different things
You know your child. Their teacher knows the classroom. The challenge is getting those two pictures to meet.
At home
Parents often see things that never appear in the classroom: frustration after an easy day, intense interests, perfectionism, boredom, or a child who says they are not being challenged.
At school
Teachers are working with a different picture, in a busy classroom, with many learners and competing needs.
The next step is not to push harder against school. It is to make the conversation clearer, more constructive and more useful for everyone involved, especially your child.
Live online workshop
How to Work With Your Child's Teacher
One focused hour, then a plan you can use.
A practical hour on partnering with school, not pushing against it.
This live session is for parents of gifted and high-potential children who want to build a clearer, more constructive relationship with their child's teacher. We will look at how to share what you see at home in a way that lands, how to understand the school's perspective, and how to move from concern or frustration towards concrete next steps together.
- Date
- Tuesday 15 September
- Time
- 13:00–14:00 CEST
- Format
- Live online
- Price
- €50 (exc. VAT) per family
- One live hour with Lihi Engelsman.
- Time for parent questions.
- A clear, practical plan for your next conversation with school.
- Workshop materials to keep afterwards.
- The full recording, whether you attend live or not.
- One registration covers the family.
Your host
Meet Lihi Engelsman
Gifted Education Specialist · ECHA Specialist · Founder of Beyond IQ
I have spent years working with gifted and high-potential children, their parents and the schools trying to support them.
And one thing comes up again and again: giftedness can be difficult to understand when it does not look the way we expect it to.
A child can be highly capable and still struggle. They can need challenge and reassurance. They can be confident in one area and completely avoidant in another.
My work is about making the research practical, so parents and teachers can stop asking, “Why are they doing this?” and start seeing what the child might actually need.
I founded Beyond IQ to help schools and families move from recognising giftedness to knowing how to respond to it.
Lihi works with international schools, educators and gifted education organisations worldwide.
Live online workshop
Join us on 15 September.
- Date
- Tuesday 15 September
- Time
- 13:00–14:00 CEST
- Format
- Live online
- Price
- €50 (exc. VAT) per family
You will receive confirmation and payment details by email. Everyone who signs up receives the full recording, so parents who cannot attend live can still watch afterwards.
Watch in your own time
Can’t make the live workshop? Start here today.
Two practical recorded sessions you can watch whenever it suits your family.
- 1.5 hours
- Recorded workshop
- One-time payment of €35 (exc. VAT)
“Why Should I Bother?”
How to Motivate Gifted Students
Bright doesn't always mean easy. Gifted students can struggle with boredom, perfectionism, risk aversion and quiet disengagement, at school, at home and in clubs or teams. Lihi shares practical tools you can start using tomorrow, without theory or complex models.
Key takeaways
- Why the “bright equals motivated” myth isn't true.
- The social, emotional and academic picture of gifted learners, and the myths that mislead daily practice.
- Underachievement: how often it happens, why it happens, and whether it can be reversed.
- Practical ways to build intrinsic motivation through challenge and self-efficacy.
- How to move beyond grades and prizes towards purpose, progress and process.
Who it's for
Teachers, SEN and gifted coordinators, school leaders, tutors and parents who want practical tools to boost motivation and reduce underachievement.
Purchase and watch
- 1 hour
- Recorded workshop
- One-time payment of €35 (exc. VAT)
Understanding Giftedness
Why Inclusion Must Also Mean Gifted Learners
Gifted education is inclusion. In international schools, mobility, language and culture can hide high potential, leading to under-challenge, frustration and disengagement. This session cuts through the myths and shares simple, scalable supports: whole-class moves, targeted extensions and individual plans.
Key takeaways
- Why the “they'll be fine on their own” myth isn't true.
- The social, emotional and academic characteristics of gifted learners.
- Why gifted education belongs in every school inclusion policy.
- How mobility, language and culture can hide high potential.
- Fast ways to spot giftedness without over-relying on tests.
- What to say to staff and families: myths to drop, practices to keep.
Who it's for
Teachers, SEN and gifted coordinators, school leaders, tutors and parents who want to understand gifted learners better.
Purchase and watch
Prefer a live conversation and the chance to ask questions? Join the next parent workshop on 15 September.
Join the live workshopBeyond the workshop
Parenting gifted children can feel surprisingly lonely.
Sometimes you do not need another article. You need another parent who understands what you mean.
The Beyond IQ parent community brings together families of gifted and high-potential children in international schools around the world.
A calm place to ask questions, exchange experiences and hear about new workshops and practical resources.
Free to join.
Want to understand what you're seeing at home?
Start with one workshop.