if i go with that approach (the one from passtheotatoes, thanks!), do you think i should discuss with her at the get-go that i've changed my feelings about her baby talk. She definitely knows at this point that i want her to not do it (not that it makes her stop)..She is very very perceptive.. this is where her "giftedness" seems to show the most. She still talks about when she was 2 years old and what the teachers would "say about the kids" when they were supposed to be napping at day care. more than academic smarts.Also i don't think i mentioned that she also had a period of 1 year where she "shut down" her smarts at school. This is showing much improvement now, but i think its related to the baby talk.
thanks all
irene
