I think this is a problem all parents face...whether their child is gifted or not. We tend to try to "word teach" them through life despite the fact that most kids need to learn through repitition of doing (talking social/behavioral here). Dr. Phelan (123 Magic) calls this the "Little Adult" assumption...often we think if we just give kids the logical reason things should be - that they will respond accordingly. Unfortunately, the truth is a child's brain is not fully formed and completely capable of adult reasoning (frontal core processing) until into their 20s!
I think the Little Adult issue is even harder to resist when you have a child who is so cognitively ahead. My DS5 and I have had conversations about synapse and neuron development ...it's super hard for me to remember he doesn't think the way I do.
Last edited by Evemomma; 06/08/12 06:21 AM.
