An Online Parenting Series

Raising Gifted Children: Helping Bright Children Thrive at Every Stage

Parenting a gifted child is a joy — and a puzzle. The same intensity that fuels their curiosity can also fuel meltdowns. The same mind that races ahead in one subject can stall completely in another. And knowing when a struggle is “just parenting” versus something that needs real support isn’t always obvious.

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Moderated by Ar. Rachel May Del Mundo-Racraquin, Mensa Kids and Teens Coordinator.

Ar. Rachel May Del Mundo-Racraquin moderates all three sessions of the series, bringing her experience coordinating Mensa Kids & Teens Philippines’ programs for gifted children and teens to guide the conversation between our speakers and the parent community.

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The Sessions

This three-part online series brings together specialists in psychology, gifted education, and developmental pediatrics to walk parents through the emotional, academic, and developmental sides of raising a gifted child — with practical strategies you can use the same week you learn them.

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Session 1 — The Feeling Child

October 10 | 1:00–3:00 PM

Gifted children often feel things more intensely than their peers. This session unpacks emotional intensity and perfectionism in gifted kids — and addresses a topic parents rarely get to talk about openly: caregiver burnout.

Dr. Anna Tuazon
Psychology
About Dr. Anna Tuazon
Dr. Anna Tuazon

Dr. Anna Tuazon

Understanding emotional intensity, perfectionism, and caregiver burnout

Dr. Anna Cristina Tuazon is a Professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman’s Department of Psychology and a registered clinical psychologist who topped the psychology licensure exam. She earned her Doctor of Clinical Psychology and M.A. in Clinical Psychology from The Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from UP Diliman.

Beyond the classroom, Dr. Tuazon writes the Safe Space mental health column for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and serves on the Executive Committee of the Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies. Her clinical focus spans crisis intervention, psychological first aid, and mental health capacity-building — expertise she brings to bear in helping parents recognize and respond to the emotional intensity, perfectionism, and burnout that can come with raising a gifted child.

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Session 2— The Learning Child

October 17 | 1:00–3:00 PM

Giftedness doesn't always show up as straight A's. Learn how to spot giftedness beyond grades, understand why bright kids underachieve, advocate effectively with your child's school, and build home learning strategies that actually fit how your child thinks.

Dr. Frances Magtoto
Special Education
About Dr. Frances Magtoto
Dr. Frances Magtoto

Dr. Frances Magtoto

Spotting giftedness beyond grades, why bright kids underachieve, advocating with your child’s school, and home learning strategies

Dr. Frances Olivia Magtoto is an Associate Professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman, where she has spent over a decade shaping teacher education and inclusive education policy nationwide. She holds a Ph.D. in Special Education from UP Diliman and an M.A. in Education from Ateneo de Manila University, and has led writeshops for DepEd’s Bureau of Learning Delivery specifically on identifying and teaching gifted and talented learners.

A Mensa Philippines member since 1992, Dr. Magtoto brings a rare combination of lived experience and academic authority to the topic of giftedness. Her work regularly takes her into classrooms and curriculum rooms across the country, giving her a ground-level view of how gifted children are — and often aren’t — recognized, and what parents can do to advocate effectively for their child’s learning needs.

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Session 3— The Developing Child

October 24 | 1:00–3:00 PM

Gifted kids often develop unevenly — years ahead in one area, right on track (or behind) in another. This session helps parents understand uneven development, recognize twice- exceptionality, and know when it’s time to seek professional support.

Dr. Victoria Ang-Nolasco
Developmental Pediatrics
About Dr. Victoria Ang-Nolasco
Dr. Victoria Ang-Nolasco

Dr. Victoria Ang-Nolasco

Understanding uneven development, recognizing twice-exceptionality, and knowing when to seek help

Dr. Victoria “Toyang” Ang-Nolasco is a developmental and behavioral pediatrician currently practicing at Cardinal Santos Medical Center and the Manila Med Child Development Enrichment Center, with prior faculty appointments at UP-Philippine General Hospital and the Ateneo School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the Philippine Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and the Philippine Pediatric Society.

Dr. Ang-Nolasco holds multiple international certifications in child development and parenting support, including as a Triple P Positive Parenting Program provider (Levels 2–4) and a certified provider of the Newborn Behavioral Observations system through Harvard Medical School’s Brazelton Institute. She holds a Master’s degree in Innovation and Business from the Asian Institute of Management. Her session will help parents make sense of uneven developmental profiles and twice-exceptionality — and know when it’s time to seek professional support.

Why  Join


Real, usable strategies
not just theory — from specialists who work with gifted children every day


A judgment-free space
to ask the questions you don’t always get to ask

A community of parents
navigating the same joys and challenges as you

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Best value: Register for all 3 sessions and pay only ₱1,500 instead of ₱2,250 — save ₱750!

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All three sessions will be held live via Zoom — this is not a pre-recorded webinar you can watch anytime.

Sessions will not be recorded and no replay will be made available. To get the full experience and be able to ask your own questions live, please block off the date and time and join us as scheduled.

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