I've been reading a couple of books lately about raising gifted kids cause I thinked I might have one. At the risk of sounding snobby (who doesn't think their kid is gifted?) I needed to understand a little more about my Princess daughter. (And after looking into OCD, ADD, ADHD and all the other child-related acronym diagnoses, I liked this one best.) Although she assured me she would still be my normal daughter even though she's decided she now likes Hannah Montana, I think there might be something more. After all, the girl understood the concept of zero at 2 years of age and was doing multiplication at 4. Of course, this gene came from hubby. How could it not from a man whose favorite TV show is "Numb3rs" and whose web site is all about HP scientific calculators?
I needed to know why she was doing some of the things she does, how best to parent a child with those tendancies, and how to advocate for her in the public school system. Mostly, I am learning a lot about my job as a parent. (Wow - if I had known it was this demanding...)
And mostly, it is confirming that my most important job is down on my knees, praying on her behalf to her Creator. No doubt there will continue to be struggles and tears (and that's just from me), but our Father who knows and loves us best is in control, and that gives me peace that everything that is supposed to happen in her life will.
These yet-to-be-invented words she's come up with surely signify her high level of brain power...
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If you think your child is in the same boat, the books I've been reading are:
"You Know Your Child Is Gifted When" by Judy Galbraith
"Parenting Gifted Kids" by James R. Delisle
"The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Children" by Sally Yahnke Walker
I needed to know why she was doing some of the things she does, how best to parent a child with those tendancies, and how to advocate for her in the public school system. Mostly, I am learning a lot about my job as a parent. (Wow - if I had known it was this demanding...)
And mostly, it is confirming that my most important job is down on my knees, praying on her behalf to her Creator. No doubt there will continue to be struggles and tears (and that's just from me), but our Father who knows and loves us best is in control, and that gives me peace that everything that is supposed to happen in her life will.
These yet-to-be-invented words she's come up with surely signify her high level of brain power...******
If you think your child is in the same boat, the books I've been reading are:
"You Know Your Child Is Gifted When" by Judy Galbraith
"Parenting Gifted Kids" by James R. Delisle
"The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Children" by Sally Yahnke Walker
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I'm not biased at all (yeah, right!) and I think she's brilliant, too. :) I think I'll probably need to read those books in a couple of years as well...
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