For as long as I can remember, DD6 has had issues with being well behaved in class. By being well behaved I mean following directions, listening/paying attention, listening to ALL the instruction when given a task, cease talking when asked, impulsivity, etc..etc. It's not constantly happening, but enough to keep the teachers busy. By class I mean everything from kinder, preschool, ballet and so on. When she is engaged, she is extremely enthusiastic and energized.
Her behavior isn't bad enough to get meeting requests from teachers but it is painfully obvious to me, because in my experience girls tend to have less of these issues than boys. I really haven't met girls like her with so much intensity and energy. Also my older DS is a model student. First I chalked it up to her age. Then I noticed she was the oldest in her ballet group and she only followed directions when she felt like it. She is often sent to the back of the room for minor misdeeds in school.This is especially a problem when she is dealing with repetition. She is no longer in ballet and is now in TKD. She loves this but when she gets the soft teacher, she goofs off. The tough teacher, and she is on fire!
I think perhaps this is why I was in denial about her being HG+. I was constantly worried about her behavior in class wondering if she had adhd. However, I am pretty confident she does not have adhd and neither do her doctors/teachers/educational psychologist.
When I picked my DD from her summer camp today (invent camp), I noticed again she was goofing around and I realized that group placement was probably not ideal. She really wanted to be with the older kids. This girl really thrives on challenge and competition.
Do any of you have DCs like this? Yes, I have read about behavior problems when these kids are not challenged but is this what you all experience?
Or am I in denial and I should be thinking she has attention issues?!?
