If you think boredom is a factor, at least that's one factor you can approach with fairly quick results. 1- Here is a link to an online store called...
LOL, my DS 7 just decided he was bored Monday and came up with some "Home Summer School" "curriculum". I thought I'd never be able to homeschool b/c I'm not ...
Kris -- this group does not allow attachments to e-mails. You can add it as a file on the group website though, and let everyone access it there. If you have...
How do I add as a file? Kris ... Unthankfulness is the root of all evil. Anonymous. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
Hi! I am parenting Nina, a very bright just turned 7 year old only child who is reading & comprehending @ a 5th grade level. Her math skills topped out at an...
... Barry, My grandmother died when my daughter was 5. Now, my grandma hated everyone, including me. The only person who could envoke a smile was my daughter....
re: "leveling off" two articles from www.hoagiesgifted.org Plateauing: http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/plateauing.htm The Gift of Accelerated Progression: ...
Hi Kris, Here's how to add a file: 1. Go to the Parenting Gifted Children Yahoo group home page, and click on "Files" in the menu on the left hand side of the...
... be 9 in August-- he's the eldest of three children. I have suspected that he may be gifted for a while now... and hadn't gotten around to testing him, but...
I beg your indulgence for cross posting but this post is long and it seems a waste of energy to retype it 3 times. Well we saw the pediatric endocrinologist...
Thanks once again for the great ideas. We went out of town the past few days so he had a lot to do and didn't have much to complain about. My husband is off...
Good morning everyone. I just started doing some research regarding children who may or may not be gifted. I live in NJ, and as I see from many posts, there...
Hello Jennifer. I am no expert on psychology, but my understanding is that comments like "I hate myself", "I want to kill myself" are cries for attention and...
Amanda, In my experience, it is probably better to let your daughter remain in Kindergarten. You can give her enrichment work at home, and then address her...
I'm at a loss. My gifted 7 year old is starting 3rd grade in a few weeks and after several months of trying to identify and target sources for problem...
Amanda, What we did was take advantage of our district's allowing our daughter to test into starting kindergarten a year early (she turned 5 in October, the...
****Post Edited by Moderator*** Please remember to trim "replied to messages" and unnecessary lines from the bottom of your posts. Thank you! Hi Jennifer, I'm...
Chris, I felt much better after I read your whole post. I think it is important to recognize such statements as a cry for help. However, in my experience,...
Thanks, I read through all the posts and I'm amazed at how many of you see the same traits in your children. That really blew my mind. An update: Christopher...
Since he is 7 starting 3rd- i'm assuming there was a grade skip. my daughter just turned 7 the week before starting third. She also is extremely intense. I ...
I just read a great book called "It's so hard to be your friend" actually about LD kids (mine are 2E, DS 12 with ADHD and DS 7 with sensory integration ...
This doesn't help you but I have the opposite problem. I started all three of mine late because of their August birthdays and the fact that they weren't...
I am of a different opinion all together. Although I agree with Cyndy that any such statement of wanting to kill themselves should be handled seriously, I...
I really don't get this. Perhaps it is just the way the schools are different? My daughter has skipped a grade and is also subject accelerated. She is 5 and...
Ever since my son was born, I have been searching and searching for ways to help with the wide range of emotional responses. It is as if we are on a volume...
Dawn, are you in NJ? Where are you at? I guess it really depends on the area too. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
That's so funny, your daughter sounds EXACTLY like mine....her preschool teachers tell me how smart she is, hinting that they have to get her to shut up every ...
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