I have so much in my head regarding this gifted stuff, myself and my kids... I am having a hard time prioritizing what to ask first etc. I thought I would just put it out there and see what people have to say.... I don't want to "hothouse" my kid. I don't like the term. So I have been trying to just follow her lead... She loves Starfall..ohhh my. So I thought I would just try and see what happens if we played for as long as she wanted... 1 hour 50 minutes later she gets off my lap and wants to play with the little letters puzzle... A while later she brings me a book to read....Then over to the fridge with the magnetic letters to spell a few words... She counts everything. I have to say I use some of this to help make things happen. For example we went swimming and it was late when we were done so she was not wanting to get dressed...I encouraged her by we can put your shirt on and count the trains on the shirt. Well it worked.... I have no idea how much to correct her... Like she goes to the fridge to spell bus from the starfall program and she gets the right letters but puts them in the wrong order... Do I correct this or just think wow thats great and let it be. I feel like I am lying to her if I don't say something...Today she was counting the stairs and said seventeen instead of seven... Do I correct that or leave it? None of our play group knows the letters yet so I can't ask what they do... I am also just so concerned for her well being having watched my first one struggle with school issues and friend issues. Her birthday is after the cut for Kindegarden and I worry about that even though its a ways off. Financially it makes a difference though for us...Okay so there I have been thinking of making this post for ages and maybe just part of it is to reach out to others in the "same boat". Thank-you for reading this far and any input is more than welcome.
