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Hi Austin,

Both my girls are in HG/PG range. My youngest walked independently at 9 months and was running by 10. My eldest didn't walk independently until 14 months. DD8 has always been cautious and DD5 has no fear.
They did a lot of things as babies that I kind of went.....huh? at the time and then quickly disregarded. I am also from a GD family. Luckily I did jot a few things down in their baby books with dates when they seemed unusual, I wish I would have written down more.
I am definately trying to raise my girls in a way that respects and supports their individual and whole selfs, including allowing them to learn at their own pace.
So if DD6 wants to do math sheets three grades above her "age-level" while sucking on a ring pop and playing with a hulk action figure, great. If DD8 wants to conduct basic chemistry experiments and then watch Drake and Josh on Nickelodeon, great.
Since I have no family history of supporting intellectual giftedness I have no real model to draw on. Sometimes I feel like I'm running with scissors in the dark.

This board is great for support and bouncing ideas around.

Enjoy and welcome,

Neato