Joanne Foster, EdD is a parent, teacher, gifted education specialist, university instructor, educational consultant, and award-winning author who has worked in the field of gifted education for more than thirty years. She gives presentations to educators and parent organizations in local, national, and international forums, and serves on several advisory committees concerning children’s education and optimal development. She is co-author (with Dona Matthews) of Being Smart about Gifted Education (2009), and Beyond Intelligence: Secrets for Raising Happily Productive Kids (2014). Dr. Foster is also the author of Not Now, Maybe Later: Helping Children Overcome Procrastination (2015). She wrote “ABCs of Being Smart,” a series of feature articles for Parenting for High Potential magazine, and her column “Fostering Kids’ Success” appears at The Creativity Post online.