Hi Locounu, thanks for your input - I happen to agree 100% with you. My daughter does no educational activities except attend a parent led play group 2 a week instead of traditional kindy/daycare. She has access to all of that cool fun stuff, plus too much tv. I'm asking more so that if anyone had any ideas they could share so I could get her very un involved father more interested in looking at what options we have available for her early education. I want to keep her at home/ home school her for as long as possible, he wants a more traditional path. As he doesn't do any research whatsover I feel strongly that once he does he will come round to my thinking. Ergo if he has a an interest in potential career paths then to me that is a foot in the door toward discussion and then on to real research.
I reread my my op and yep it prob does look like I'm a pushy obsessed hothouse mom. Trust me nothing could be farther from the truth. The test score actually worries me and I don't like it but I have found on forums people will question your very young child's ability if you don't have any evidence. Perhaps I should point out that she has taught herself to read, know 15 colours, count objects (with cardinality) add/subtract, copy complex patterns, understand orbital rotations, can throw and kick better than the average 8 year old and generally makes people feel uncomfortable with her level of knowledge.She is not a genius, she only has shown above average aptitude in this one area - it simply helps her do well in other areas too. And yes she is 28 months old.
I don't want her put into some sausage factory where she'll have all this natural curiosty squashed so I am doing my best to convince my dh to consider alternatives.
