How old was your child when you suspected that might be gifted?
When DD was 3 or 4 she spoke in complex sentences. Strangers would stare when we were in public.
How old was your child when you knew for sure, and what tipped you off?
DD was obsesive about drawing. She would sit quietly for hours drawing and drawing and drawing. She would draw scenes where the characters had thought ballons which she filled with a drawing the character's thoughts.
One day when she was nearly 4 I picked her up from daycare and the teacher said she wanted to show me what my DD had done that day. She had sit quietly and sculpted a perfectly forms and proportioned sitting elephant out of PlayDough. The whole sculpture was no taller than a quarter.
She learned to read in Kindergarten and has become a voratious reader. She's currently in 5th grade but reading at the level of an adult according to her teacher.
How old was your child when, and if, you had them tested?
We had her tested this last year at 10 for her application to a program for gifted children. I resisted testing her until it was absolutely necessary. I didn't want her to become a number in the eyes of her teachers and other adults.
Just some questions out of interest! Hope you are all have a good week so far!
