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  • Any parents of the newly G&T, who know have a better understanding of some unexplained behavior of thier DC?

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    05.17.08, 09:38 PM [ Flag ]

    • huh?? rephrase?

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      05.17.08, 09:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • meant to type now,not know (before the flamers get excited with my carelessness)

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      05.17.08, 09:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • but what do you mean by newly G&T kids?

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        05.17.08, 09:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • THe 5 year old's that recently scored above the 95th percentile and are now considered gifted

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          05.17.08, 09:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • But the test does not test giftedness so the logic is flawed. The SB tests giftedness.

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            05.18.08, 05:46 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • says the mom whose dc went toa great tester like JJ for the SB, and got a falsely elevated score. then Jr bombed the olsat and mom still thinks SB score is the real deal. lol!

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              05.18.08, 07:38 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • OP : I never thought of my DC as gifted, only really bright and logical. But there was this thing that I noticed, she is very sensitive to certain things. She is very mature about a lot of things, but her fear of certain things was odd. Now that she has been categorized gifted, It kind of gives an explanation to this fear of certain things.

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      05.17.08, 09:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Go visit www.hoagiesgifted.org A lot of articles on it. Do you know how gifted?

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        05.17.08, 09:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • can you give an example of one of her unusual fears? and how does the gifted thing explain them? (not challenging you, genuinely curious)

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        05.17.08, 09:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • examples of fears. The first one was with Mr. Noodle From Elmo's World. They guy who died and had a bald head. She was so afraid of him. I couldn't figure it out, but it was the bald head. I think she thought he was hurt. It mostly happens when she is looking at tv. She did not like to see things falling on people's head. She does not like to see people chased or hurt. When I say does not like , it is a real fear. She leaves the room. She closes her eys and shakes her head no.

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          05.17.08, 09:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • gifted kids are more intense and feel emotions more... they learn to cope with it. it's not so bad..

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            05.17.08, 09:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • ah, really interesting. maybe i'm gifted cause i think mr. noodle is a little scary too! thansk for exlplaining

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            05.17.08, 09:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • wow.. makes sense to me. my G/T ds was always afraid of anything with googly eyes. any inanimate object that had eyes would freak him out. i used to go into his room and see that he had turned all dolls or pictures with big eyes to the wall. we had a set of Simpsons dolls that he could not be in the same room with. he's a sociable, funny, smart kid (12yo now).

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            05.17.08, 11:31 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Truly gifted children often look like SN children - the behaviors can be very similar. There's an interesting book about how gifted children are mistaken for SN - don't remember the name but it was in the SN kids section at B&N

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        05.18.08, 12:05 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Any link to clinginess to Mom & giftedness? Of my 3 kids, my brightest child is very needy whereas the other 2 are more normal.

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      05.18.08, 04:30 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • DS scored 98 on Olsat and has no behavioral problems whatsoever. He's a perfectly well-adjusted little kid. I think it's a bit of a myth that any DC who is gifted must have issues.

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      05.18.08, 05:42 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Oh, God, here they come: the parents of newly-minted G&T kids who will henceforth damage their children with misconceptions about their special needs and abilities because they performed well on tests that correspond to socio-economic status of parents.

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      05.18.08, 08:07 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • my, those grapes must really be sour!

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        05.18.08, 08:08 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • No, my child is 12 and has been in an ongoing school for 8 years. I'm comfortable with who she is and know her strengths and weaknesses. I am concerned about parents who jump to label their kids.

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          05.18.08, 08:43 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • ^^^ and then use the label as a justification and explanation for everything. Most of us want to raise bright, happy, kind children. It's not about test scores.

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            05.18.08, 08:46 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • np: That's not at all what your first post said. There's a process parents of gifted children go through; becoming aware of their child's talents and needs - back off and let OP deal with it

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              05.18.08, 12:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Op socio economic statuts? My mom was a seamstress paid by piece work and my dad was a cook. I am by no means rich

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        05.18.08, 12:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • tell us about "you" op? Did you and/or DH go to college? Do you and/or DH have a steady job and health benefits? Do you go the library or buy books for DCs?

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          05.18.08, 12:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • And my father left school at the age of 14--I guess there may be a few of us from more working class backgrounds on UB. My point is that testing in general favors children from higher socio-economic backgrounds.

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          05.18.08, 12:06 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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