I have a highly gifted son who's starting middle school next year.
He has had to take several human growth and development classes over the last couple of years and his reactions are throwing me off something awful.
He has always been sensitive and emotional and thinks body functions are "disgusting" ..people are gross and things like armpit hair and the idea of growing pubic hair completely causes him to break down.
His reactions to having to take these classes have run the gamut from mild dismay and resistance to full blown hyperventilating when discussiong the topic of that days lesson at home. The topic was ejaculation. He completely lost it.
I have no idea how to deal with this .
He loses it when I try to explain that its normal to grow up, its normal to develop its impossible NOT too.
I'm ready to find this kid a therapist.
Is this normal for.gifted children to be so resistant to the idea of growing up?
I should state also that I'm wondering if its a gender identity issue because he is def a little on the dramatic flamboyant side.
He identifies more with females and does not seem to have many close friends who are male.
He does not seen to have an interest in either sex but I sometimes wonder if its the idea of becoming more masculine that bothers him???
Need some help here.
