How can parents and teachers foster individual abilities and facilitate foundational supports so children will flourish? There is no fast or flawless formula. However, readers can use these F words to flesh out, fill in, fine-tune, or formulate a particular framework of factors they might want to think about in relation to supporting and encouraging children's gifted or high-level abilities. This article focuses on "fit" (between a student and learning opportunities) and "flexibility" (on the part of all those involved in nurturing a child's development).