A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Cozy and Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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Today I would like to introduce you to three pictures books featuring girls worth knowing. The three girls lived in different places and different times, but they all share one thing in common – a desire to imagine, create, and change their world. (Sidenote: I receive free books to review all the time and only …
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When Caroline was little, redirection worked amazingly well. However, when we reached the point when distractions and redirections no longer worked, I realized I needed to figure out a way to come to some kind of agreement with this child who had an iron will and a mind of her own (from the womb). Thus …
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Last year I wrote a series of posts called Raising Gifted Children in the Christian Faith (first post here and all posts here). If you haven’t read that series, I encourage you to read it first because this post about discipling children will make much more sense in that context. Discipling Children in Christ In …
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When I became pregnant ten years ago, I knew my life would change. But I never anticipated the primary reason for the transformation I’ve experienced. It wasn’t just that I had a child. It was the fact that I had a child who was tough to figure out. Who made me seriously question my parenting …
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Sometimes things seem so obvious in retrospect. The loneliness of homeschooling a gifted child is one of those truths that somehow fully escaped me until recently. I realized it feels a bit like I’m going down a never-ending rabbit hole of moving further and further out of the norm in terms of our homeschooling. And …
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When did you know you were different from other children? Is there a particular event that stands out? I knew pretty early that I was different from other children. I believe I was about 3 to 4 years of age. My first friendships with children seem to be of most frustration. I remember trying to …
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This story is told anonymously. I have given the author the name of Julia (not her real name). When did you know you were different from other children? Is there a particular event that stands out? Probably around 3rd or 4th grade. I had lots of trouble making friends after moving across the country. When …
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When did you know you were different from other children? Is there a particular event that stands out? There was never a single moment of awareness, but more of an ever-present sense of being different. Without an understanding of what made me different, I experienced an inner belief that there was a core part of …
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What does it mean to be gifted and female? Gifted isn’t being smart and getting good grades. Gifted isn’t necessarily about being very good at something. Giftedness is a neurological condition that impacts every aspect of a person’s life. Giftedness presents people with a unique set of opportunities and struggles because it typically places them …
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When did you know you were different from other children? Is there a particular event that stands out? My first memories of being different were of being rejected. I remember sitting on the floor of a school classroom working on a group project and the other kids making it very clear they thought I was …
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I’m a highly sensitive person with a highly sensitive child. I’ve written often about this topic and even have a page devoted to parenting a highly sensitive child on my site. (The idea of what it means to be highly sensitive is covered in the books The Highly Sensitive Person and The Highly Sensitive Child: …
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Over the past couple of years I’ve participated in a number of groups for parents of gifted/2e children. I see the same questions voiced over and over again. I want to respond, but I don’t want to appear negative and I don’t have time to write out a lengthy response each time. This post is …
