Hello again,
My DD6 and her best friend are so excited to have 'homeschool' Saturdays together (so nerdy, so cute). Today was our 2nd attempt. There is quite a big gap in abilities. I thought that I was being a bit proactive by introducing activities that were new to DD and not necessarily in the areas of her strengths, but it's so clear that DD is advanced. I think that her friend is a bit overwhelmed because she is bright, top of her class, etc. I've noticed that her friend is bothered by this but not in a competitive way. She seems sort of sad at times. It's breaking my heart, to be honest. My DD is being really good about it, not trying to draw any attention to their differences, willing to do work way below her abilities, etc. She adores her friend. I've also been trying to give her classmate extra help to keep everything moving because they want to work together on the same activities. My concerns/questions are;
1. Is it a bad idea to be doing this?
2. Should I be trying to help her friend? I like to be hands off and let kids figure things out on their own. I think that I'm trying to 'rescue' in a way. My DD just does the work faster and independently. I'm uncomfortable with this approach at times.
3. Do you have any thoughts on how to address this in a positive way? For example, I was thinking of having a craft option, because her friend is super crafty, better motor skills, etc. try to 'even the playing field'. Does this make sense?
Looking forward to your responses, as always,
Annaliisa
