FRIENDSHIP and the intellectually gifted child.

The article examines the significance of friendship on the intellectually gifted child. The paper reaffirms the assumption that the power fields of friends strengthen each other. Some views close friendship as a personal, mutual awareness, liking and confidence, and a secure satisfaction in interchange. From the perspective of some people, close friendship often referred to as genuine interaction with other persons does many favorable things such as increasing individual socialization, making life more satisfying, widening and deepening his power field, establishing and maintaining good health. Should this be an established fact about friendship, then it is a necessity that arrangements be made for intellectually gifted children which will offer them appropriate social contacts to enable them to build friendships.