Just wondering how you all approach situations where you suspect a child may be gt either through direct observation or parental anecdote, yet the parents deny anything is up. Through my voluntary role in ECE I have come across the odd child who just seems to have it, or their parent has some of the tells of a gt parent and really seems to be struggling. Do you suggest that they look into giftedness or leave it alone.
I'm at a stage where I don't care what people think of me in terms of being secretive but I do worry that if I go round suggesting a child may be gt and they turn out not to be I'll be doing more harm than good. Today I brought up programmes available for a young boy who fit the profile, his mother seemed receptive until she heard the g word then shut down.
I am becoming more involved in the gt community and I'm in a unique position to reach children who would usually go unidentified but I am not a psychologist or teacher. Any tips? Should I just stay out of it?
