Just to caveat -- my daughter is actually are really good kid and exceeds my expectations much of the time. But the times when discipline is required -- oh my, it's like preparing for battle: Read on.
Do you find it more and more difficult to discipline your gifted children? Sometimes, I feel like I'm parenting a teenager and my daughter is only 6 1/2! Every time I give her an answer of "no" she wants an explanation and "because I said so" never works. Usually, we have a good discussion and she gains understanding.
But every once and again, she explodes. My DH & I have read the book "The Explosive Child" and felt like we were reading a description of our life. We have incorporated much of the advice from that book into our lives. But the combination of giftedness & "explosiveness" sure can be draining.
Anyone else out there in my shoes?
