Welcome phishmama 
. My thoughts on why this is placed in the special needs forum is b/c our kiddos are different from the average norm just as children who have delays or other problems are different from the average kid and gifted children require more from a parent (at least mine sure does!).
In regard to the IQ testing, I'd only do it if you thought that it would:
1) change what you are doing for your ds (you might skip him a grade if his IQ was higher than you thought, but not if you didn't know or something like that)
or
2) he's having problems and you want to know what you are dealing with.
My younger dd may be just as bright in an IQ sense as her older sister, but she does not have the sensitivities that her sister does (or at least they are less extreme) and she is a pretty happy little kindergartener.
We are actually having dd#1's IQ tested along with a bunch of other stuff (self esteem inventory, looking for twice exceptionalities -- learning disabilities together with giftedness, etc.). The only reason that we are doing this is b/c she is so intense emotionally, has a hard time with life and tends toward depression at times b/c life is so overwhelmingly vibrant for her. She's also super happy at times, but the world is ending rather frequently too from what she says
. I just want some guidance in what it is we are dealing with and how best to help her navigate the rough waters of her life experience. I also am giving some thought as to whether she would be better served emotionally and intellectually by skipping a grade at some point and want to know if she has the ability to be successful with that. She has a hard time with kids her own age and I suspect that she'd fit in better with kids in the next grade up. She feels better understood and happier with older kids.
Dd is in second grade right now. I would not have her skip 3rd or 5th grade b/c there are too many new skill introduced in those years that she has not yet been taught. If you are going to consider grade skipping, I don't think that first grade would be too bad to skip over if your son is already reading at at least a 2nd grade level by the end of this year and can add and subtract and has some addition facts memorized (such as "doubles" -- 2+2=4, etc.) Second grade should be doable for a child with those basic skills and the social maturity to deal as well as the ability to sit still for long periods.
However, if your son is happy with the grade he is in and not bored, I don't think that it would hurt to wait another year and decide later. It certainly isn't now or never.
. My thoughts on why this is placed in the special needs forum is b/c our kiddos are different from the average norm just as children who have delays or other problems are different from the average kid and gifted children require more from a parent (at least mine sure does!).In regard to the IQ testing, I'd only do it if you thought that it would:
1) change what you are doing for your ds (you might skip him a grade if his IQ was higher than you thought, but not if you didn't know or something like that)
or
2) he's having problems and you want to know what you are dealing with.
My younger dd may be just as bright in an IQ sense as her older sister, but she does not have the sensitivities that her sister does (or at least they are less extreme) and she is a pretty happy little kindergartener.
We are actually having dd#1's IQ tested along with a bunch of other stuff (self esteem inventory, looking for twice exceptionalities -- learning disabilities together with giftedness, etc.). The only reason that we are doing this is b/c she is so intense emotionally, has a hard time with life and tends toward depression at times b/c life is so overwhelmingly vibrant for her. She's also super happy at times, but the world is ending rather frequently too from what she says
. I just want some guidance in what it is we are dealing with and how best to help her navigate the rough waters of her life experience. I also am giving some thought as to whether she would be better served emotionally and intellectually by skipping a grade at some point and want to know if she has the ability to be successful with that. She has a hard time with kids her own age and I suspect that she'd fit in better with kids in the next grade up. She feels better understood and happier with older kids.Dd is in second grade right now. I would not have her skip 3rd or 5th grade b/c there are too many new skill introduced in those years that she has not yet been taught. If you are going to consider grade skipping, I don't think that first grade would be too bad to skip over if your son is already reading at at least a 2nd grade level by the end of this year and can add and subtract and has some addition facts memorized (such as "doubles" -- 2+2=4, etc.) Second grade should be doable for a child with those basic skills and the social maturity to deal as well as the ability to sit still for long periods.
However, if your son is happy with the grade he is in and not bored, I don't think that it would hurt to wait another year and decide later. It certainly isn't now or never.
Welcome, phishmamma!
: Did you point it out to him? 
Did you offer him some tylenol for his headache? 
That's one of the reasons that I tend to do my clearnace shopping later in the season (that, and the scary-low prices 
I'm not being very clear I think.
: I've actually read the Tanach in Hebrew & English, as well as several different versions of Christian Bibles. They're not even close. Start a thread in Religious Studies asking about the differences between the Old Testament and the Torah; while many (most?) Christians are adamant in their belief that they are one and the same, the fact is that they are quite different. It's really a fascinating subject; if you start the thread let me know, because it's bound to be a fun one. 
