Ugh, how in the world do you talk with other moms when your child is doing advanced work? Any advice from others who have "been there done that" would be appreciated.
I've had some success with something like "Yes, isn't he? I decided I wouldn't teach him to read before he started school, and then he went and taught himself. Just goes to show how little we control about our children, doesn't it?" (True story! I was interested in the "teach your baby to read" idea as I knew my mother had used flashcards a bit with me; I went and read various things on both sides, and decided it was better to leave it entirely up to him, and just fine if he started school not reading at all. Then he was spelling-obsessed by 2.5 :-)
