A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
“He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.” Isaiah 40:11
Post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement.
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 …
Post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement.
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 …
Post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement.
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 …
Post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement.
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 …
Post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement.
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. I asked a group of parents …
Post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement.
Twice-exceptional or 2e children are those who are both gifted and have a learning difference. Because they are gifted, they are far beyond their peers in at least some academic areas. Because they have a learning difference, they lag behind their …
Post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement.
This year my curriculum post is going to be a bit different. (You can see my past ones here, here, here and here.) I’m writing about homeschooling a gifted/2e visual-spatial learner. Kind of specific, don’t you think? And yet that is the …
Post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement.
The first time Caroline asked me a difficult spiritual question I was not prepared. I love theology, discussing doctrine, reading meaty books, studying the Bible, etc., but discussing these topics with a little girl wasn’t on my radar! And yet …
Post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement.
I know from reading conversations online that gifted and 2e children at church is often a big issue for Christian parents. I’m going to say up front I do not have the answers for this. More than any other post in this series I’m going to …
