I think every parent who calls me for testing worries about how their child will react to the new situation. It's part of the job, to set a kid at ease and help them engage in the process. And the tests are designed to be interesting and appealing to kids. Usually, my experience has been that kids enjoy the process. I generally orient them to it myself. If you click on "I'm worried that my child won't like it" here, you can see a bit about that...
http://www.davincilearning.org/services/assessment.htmlBut the fact is, there's no requirement that you test a kid the minute they're old enough. There's no requirement that you test a kid at all. It's okay. You test when you have a question that can be answered by testing.
Regardless, it sounds like you've got a bright kiddo there! You're doing the right thing by joining in the GT community.
Whether she qualifies for DYS or not, you're still likely to need a lot of support and connection and ideas and space to talk without being accused of bragging.Amen to that!!!
We did not even look at DYS for DS6.5, and though I don't recall test scores, etc, off the top of my head, I'm pretty sure he doesn't qualify. And I am OK with that. The support here, however, is still fantastic!
To the original poster, you DD might be shy when she's with you around new people, as is my DS... but he just got on the bus himself, for the first day of school and didn't want me at all... shy, when he's with peers and without me, he is not. So your DD may not be as shy as you think!
