I grew up in another country, so I was not tested for giftedness. However, I am in a profession where many of my colleagues are gifted. My husband is not gifted.
I got in a lot of trouble during grade school. I talked nonstop in classes but still did very well in school. In retrospect, I was probably bored.
DS is not advanced physically at all, but he is right on target on most physical milestones. DH and I both work full-time, and we are tired when we get home. But DS wants us to read him books and do flashcards with him. When we stop reading/doing flashcards to him and put him on his highchair, he cries and throws all his toys onto the ground. I know we sound like bad parents, but we can�t just sit with him all evening long. If we get lucky, sometimes he will play by himself. He likes to push his toys to the edge of the highchair, see how far he can push them before they drop onto the ground, and then stare at the toy which he just throws onto the ground. Rinse and repeat until he is out of toys. Then he cries again.
How do you keep your child occupied/entertained?
