I'm always amazed at how different gifted kids can be from one another. On a typical school night, I read to Hanni for an hour or more. On a weekend day, up to 3 hours. (I want to grab her teacher by the lapels and say "Teach this child to read for herself! Now!") I really started to get it that this wasn't normal, or even the default way to be gifted, when Helen's school sent home a reading log with about two lines for each day. I promptly threw it in the trash and started keeping a Word document.
Right there with you on the refusal thing (see my separate post). Also, the not doing well with independent activities. Here's hoping for Tallulah's "burst of maturity"!
