A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Cozy and Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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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 …
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How old is your gifted child? My son is 12. When did you realize your child was gifted? That’s really hard to narrow down specifically. I’d say very early on we began to notice that he had what seemed to be unusual abilities for a child his age. But if I had to narrow to …
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How old is your gifted child? When did you realize your child was gifted? My gifted son is almost 7 1/2-years-old. In all honesty, I knew there was something about him early on but my husband and I were so consumed with his reflux, colic, and failure to thrive that our thoughts were elsewhere. Was …
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How old is your gifted child? When did you realize your child was gifted? My kids are 9, 8, and 8. (The 8 year olds are twins.) We realized my eldest was gifted probably before he was one year old. His first word was “owl” as he pointed to a picture while I was reading …
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How old is your gifted child? When did you realize your child was gifted? Was there a certain lightbulb moment or event? I have two children, my son, C who is 8, and my daughter, J who is 4. For my son, our lightbulb moment was when he started writing at 2 years old. Even …
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How old is your gifted child? When did you realize your child was gifted? My gifted child is almost nine years old. I began the process of realizing she was gifted when another blogger invited me to join a group of bloggers who wrote about their child’s giftedness. I think Caroline was seven at the …
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Do you like peeking into the lives of other families? I do! I love reading stories about how other parents handle parenting and education. I started wondering about the different stories behind parenting a gifted child. Parenting a Gifted Child I asked a group of parents with gifted children if they would be interested in …
