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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t tell your kid. Let him be normal. [/quote]

That ship has sailed.  Do you think the kid doesn’t know he is different?

I was just having a chat with my kid (gifted but not profoundly - IQ above 140 when tested some years ago but he was only 9 so that may or may not be accurate).  Earlier this year, he was speaking of his math table group and how there is this one kid who tried so hard but just doesn’t seem to do well on the tests.  Kid comes to him and the teacher for help but it doesn’t seem to be working.  Made my child very upset which I was glad to see.  He doesn’t often express empathy. We talked about how everyone has stuff that comes easy for them and how he should try to figure out how to explain things so it would make sense to the kid.  He and the kid worked on it all year and hopefully it was useful to his table-mate.

Part of dealing with a kid who just gets things faster than others is to feed their interests.  Usually not a problem for parents.  The more important part is to teach them how to become good people.  With compassion for others.  Understanding that they have one set of skills but not others.  In short, remember to parent your gifted child.  [/quote]

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