G'day pinklady,
I see learning cycles in my girls very clearly. We're going up; we're going down. During the down cycles, the girls don't read much, their curiosity declines, their real thirst for learning seems to stop. There's lots of processing times. Sometimes they even look like they've lost skills that they had previously mastered. DUring the up cycles, you just have to hold on to your hat and enjoy the ride. Their reading, appetites, questions, demands, needs and wants increase exponentially. By the end of the day, it's sweet relief when the questions stop. I see the cycles akin to the developmental bursts they had as babies.I guess what I'm saying is that this could be a perfectly normal phase for your little ones. Have you ever noticed it before?
Just to be on the safe side...As you've recently accelerated with your oldest, I would be looking out for any signs of low level anxiety - sleeping OK? Eating OK? Fidgeting? Are they "allowed" to be curious and ask questions at school? Does your accelerated child feel comfortable in asking lots of questions in the class? Or perhaps s/he doesn't want to stand out?
Sometimes it's all a bloomin' mystery, hey?
jojo
