Hi, I'm new here--I wanted to get some opinions on my daughter's situation. She is a gifted kid, and started "going out" with a gifted boy her age in April (both 12 at the time). Since this was middle school and first boyfriend, I didn't take it too seriously, but I'm starting to realize they are not acting like "middle schoolers"--but more like high school kids dating (I seriously think they might love each other--not puppy love--the relationship seems pretty mature). Has anyone else had experience with gifted kids and early emotional attachments? I can't find much on this on the internet. Thoughts?
IMHO at 13 gifted or not, she is still a child. From a teens prespective watching my PG friend in HS with her relationships, which were very,very intense, she wanted to be very mature, but the bottom line is she was not ready for relationship(s) and did not know how to handle it when it went bad. IMHO you need to set whatever appropriate boundries are needed to protect her from herself. I would say this to any parent of a teen. All the best...
