Parenting the Gifted Child - Page 9

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Help me with my perfectionist 2 year old started by pranava (11/1/11 at 10:53am)	Pranava, I find myself in that situation with my almost 3 yr... 11/9/11 at 1:03pm by skark7	5	383
Do your kids really want to invent something and want to know how to get it sold in stores? started by Miss Information (11/6/11 at 8:47am)	An invention fair would definitely be up my kids' alley. My... 11/8/11 at 5:43am by FarmerBeth	2	400
Should we have him take the test for Summa Middle School? started by LynnS6 (11/7/11 at 8:55am)	I agree with this 100 per cent. Kids grow a lot in 5th grade,... 11/7/11 at 6:39pm by carmel23	3	250
Question about reading groups/evals in school started by minkin03 (11/6/11 at 7:34pm)	Well, my dd informed me today that they learned about compound... 11/7/11 at 5:57pm by minkin03	16	516
What would make you satisfied with your school? started by spedteacher30 (11/7/11 at 8:53am)	Well, it's not like the first graders in his reading group... 11/7/11 at 3:59pm by spedteacher30	3	272
Need workbook or online resources for gifted 4th grader started by velochic (11/3/11 at 8:40am) 1 2	DD is doing these "enrichment math" worksheets in school--they... 11/7/11 at 6:09am by loraxc	20	604
psychic children started by mama516/419 (11/22/09 at 1:24pm) 1 2	While this is an old thread dredged up from the deep, please... 11/7/11 at 1:30am by HeatherB	28	2,221
Enrichment not enriching? started by Heavenly (10/31/11 at 6:29am)	Yes, if you need her in full day school, can she just be... 11/1/11 at 5:42am by pigpokey	6	183
Are your gifted kids in public school? started by pranava (9/15/11 at 11:39am) 1 2 3	I have 4 children (will have 5) in public schools in a good... 10/31/11 at 4:53pm by Bekka	40	1,344
Worried about extreme emotions in 6 yr old started by mrmansmama (10/29/11 at 5:59pm)	this is an excellent point as well. I find myself feeding my... 10/31/11 at 10:23am by carmel23	10	265
Are there certain IQ tests for the anxious, perfectionst, or highly gifted child? started by cahootzz (10/14/11 at 5:56am)	I recently did a "qualitative assessment" for giftedness for... 10/29/11 at 10:21pm by alphabetty	8	638
does this sound like she's picking on my son ? started by jaylivg (10/27/11 at 1:48pm)	They do it in elementary school. DD1 Tends to lose recess... 10/28/11 at 5:40am by Imakcerka	4	252
October - what are they doing now? started by Tigerle (10/13/11 at 3:09am)	DS, 4, just competed in his first chess tournament. He was at... 10/23/11 at 11:06pm by KaliShanti	18	407
Venting about school started by jaylivg (10/18/11 at 3:43pm) 1 2	I think it would be worth investigating a few other... 10/23/11 at 12:26pm by captain optimism	33	628
Testing for gifted children? started by Heavenly (10/17/11 at 9:03pm)	The practice that we are going to has 6 psychologists. We are... 10/20/11 at 7:51pm by Heavenly	6	289
11-yr-old DS & extremely emotional started by colomamato4 (10/20/11 at 12:01pm)	That's hard. As I've often seen written here, kids deserve... 10/20/11 at 5:57pm by joensally	3	127
Need help with education options for 2nd grader started by Phoebe (9/29/11 at 3:48pm)	ThAnks for the suggestions everyone. Once again I find... 10/19/11 at 6:14am by Phoebe	7	229
How to approach the 2nd grade teacher. started by Mom31 (8/25/11 at 6:39am) 1 2	Handwriting without tears is a fantastic cursive resource... 10/16/11 at 6:34pm by domesticidyll	39	1,375
Problems at school , and is this considered gifted ? Please help !! started by jaylivg (10/5/11 at 7:33pm)	the bit about your son getting in trouble a lot at school,... 10/14/11 at 9:19pm by carmel23	12	426
10 and "attitude" started by carmel23 (10/13/11 at 5:06pm)	So this is a new teacher (and a wonderful teacher!) it really... 10/14/11 at 10:22am by carmel23	6	173
Tell me some great metaphors or anologies your child made started by FarmerBeth (10/13/11 at 6:26am)	It probably was dogs decoded... we didn't watch the whole... 10/14/11 at 6:04am by MommyBecky	6	354
Should you have your child tested ? started by jaylivg (10/12/11 at 8:58am) 1 2	So i take after you skipped grade , you behaved a lot better ,... 10/13/11 at 7:26pm by jaylivg	35	381
poor test scores in school started by aishamama (10/12/11 at 8:19pm)	thank you for so much of your time. Does red-shirted mean... 10/13/11 at 6:37pm by aishamama	13	281
Curriculm adjustments for Kindergartener started by Aufilia (9/22/11 at 9:09pm)	Emilysmama -- This is super late but thanks -- as it turned... 10/12/11 at 9:15pm by Aufilia	13	352
TV at school started by Katielady (9/23/11 at 3:47pm)	I've been meaning to respond to this. My son's school doesn't... 10/10/11 at 1:49pm by captain optimism	8	278
possible 2E started by Rose-Roget (10/7/11 at 2:41pm)	This is how I feel too, as long as it's not redundant. I've... 10/8/11 at 10:33am by Rose-Roget	2	126
Moments in parenting started by insidevoice (10/4/11 at 9:14pm)	See, the thing I adore about this, is that this was exactly... 10/5/11 at 6:31pm by insidevoice	6	158
gifted/hyperlexic possible Autism Spectrum started by MyKiddos (10/2/11 at 9:53am)	I'm coming out of lurkdom for this post! I have a 2.5 yo who... 10/3/11 at 2:15pm by utkallie	5	447
Math facts, rocket math and gifted children started by straighthaircurly (1/11/11 at 5:28am)	Speed equaling proficiency drives me nuts. OP, I hope you... 10/3/11 at 10:26am by karne	12	2,139
Mixed age group concern--not so desirable older kid influence started by nirvanamommy (9/30/11 at 2:04am)	My gifted son (middle child) started preschool at 2.5. It was... 10/3/11 at 8:20am by MJB	15	477
Possibly Gifted But Not Sure Yet.... started by SunnyDay109 (10/2/11 at 4:23pm)	The great thing about English/literature classes are there are... 10/2/11 at 8:08pm by whatsnextmom	2	178
Pull-out gifted program, and missing stuff in regular class started by mamazee (9/30/11 at 11:48am)	That is unfortunate. I was quite pleased how DS's school did... 10/2/11 at 8:52am by whatsnextmom	10	411
Gifted reader: Funny story but serious concern started by BennyPai (9/1/11 at 2:20pm) 1 2	Oh, yeah, I can definitely relate. I always read my parents... 9/30/11 at 2:43pm by SunnyDay109	25	985
article on entering K and acceleration started by A&A (9/25/11 at 10:13am)	This is interesting... I believe that "red-shirting" is a lot... 9/30/11 at 11:16am by Freeman	9	322
Problems in School started by AshleighMach (9/27/11 at 1:01pm)	That's a whole other problem that I had with Montessori. DS2... 9/29/11 at 11:34am by RiverTam	12	336
Does anyone homeschool their gifted child/ren? started by MomofSev (8/15/11 at 9:05am) 1 2	We are homeschooling my would-be-entering-2nd-grade 7yo ds.... 9/27/11 at 9:04pm by heatherdeg	24	1,655
6th grader in algebra started by Bekka (8/24/11 at 7:26pm)	DS is 12 and doing Algebra 1 Saxon. He finds it very easy...:)... 9/27/11 at 4:45pm by dessismama	12	1,081
Is this a 'gifted' trait? started by peaceful_mama (6/28/11 at 9:40pm) 1 2	I have no idea if it's a gifted trait or not, but DS is the... 9/27/11 at 6:45am by JayGee	21	1,928
Questions about toddler and future schooling started by breezyleigh (9/25/11 at 5:56pm)	That's very interesting, Miranda! It's actually kind of neat... 9/26/11 at 6:11pm by breezyleigh	11	359
Math at two levels? started by dovey (9/11/11 at 8:48pm)	If you provide your child with a math-facts table it's... 9/25/11 at 8:03pm by moominmamma	14	327
Talk to me about early college started by OTMomma (8/25/11 at 1:24am) 1 2 3	Another option is to find a high school with a lot of AP... 9/25/11 at 10:16am by A&A	57	1,549
Homeschooling the Gifted Child: go with the flow of intense interests? started by marimara (9/13/11 at 8:12am)	We pulled my son at the pre-k year and he would've been in 2nd... 9/24/11 at 12:08am by heatherdeg	12	529
Any experience is ALEKS math programs? started by whatsnextmom (9/7/11 at 12:39pm)	DS loves it so far. Absolutely loves it. 9/23/11 at 10:43pm by whatsnextmom	5	741
How can you figure out their reading level? started by LynnS6 (9/16/11 at 9:32pm) 1 2	If she's reading Harry Potter, then she'll probably be fine... 9/23/11 at 4:45pm by ollyoxenfree	25	1,050
Need help from BTDT parents. started by Mom31 (9/22/11 at 8:04am)	DS (3y) learned dividing by playing in the sandbox. He made a... 9/23/11 at 12:49am by Rlin	5	191
Creativity, Intelligence and Mental Health started by AllisonR (9/7/11 at 11:58pm)	My friend and I were discussing this recently. A lot of people... 9/19/11 at 1:45pm by Kuba'sMama	4	267
Preparing for Teacher Conference started by VisionaryMom (9/14/11 at 4:49am)	I was thinking of Singapore this weekend. When we were... 9/17/11 at 7:20pm by VisionaryMom	10	287
Advice need please........ started by Cybes100 (9/2/11 at 11:45am)	My DD (4 years old) is like this. She can't be bothered to... 9/16/11 at 2:11pm by puffingirl	6	394
Advanced Reader started by Hopefulmama (9/13/11 at 5:23am)	We are going to request that one for sure! Sounds like... 9/14/11 at 11:10am by Hopefulmama	13	355
Early Testing all over the place started by insidevoice (9/11/11 at 8:42pm)	That's very much how DS is. He's just not wired that way... 9/13/11 at 11:34am by insidevoice	6	204