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Momofthree
I have three gifted boys, and as anyone with gifted kids knows, that means trouble. My boys are 5, 7, and 10 (with mental ages of 8, 11, and 15). We do Scouts, 4-H, Community Theater, science experiments a few times a week and whatever else I can think of.
I'm a very clever woman but a bout of bronchitis has left me at less than creative. Any fun ideas, please? I need a few new activities for next week.
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I have an excellent idea that will require long-term commitment: a foreign language!
You can do that by hiring a foreign-born nanny. Also by enrolling the youngest one in a language immersion kindergarten/elementary school (school districts seem to be offering more of these schools recently). Kids learn languages best when starting almost from birth, but starting at elementary school would be the next best thing. I assume the 7 year old already is in school, so maybe it's too late for him?
If you are a stay-at-home parent: Being with children full-time can drive many parents nuts; at least that's what I've heard from multiple sources. You might appreciate time interacting only with adults for your own sanity. Don't be afraid to hire a part-time nanny at least, even if you must work part time to afford one.
If you get a nanny, you can hire one who's literate (not just verbally fluent) in a useful foreign language, so your children can learn her language. Require the new nanny to always speak her language to the children, even when a son insists on replying using English. You could go further: ask her to refuse to respond when the child fails to use her language.
This might seem like it would confuse your kid, but young children are well known to learn new languages much more readily than older kids or adults. Multiple languages sometimes causes them to start speaking at an older age than normal, or to mix words from the languages when speaking; those are temporary behaviors.
Preferably the nanny also will have a good grasp of English, and enough cultural understanding to allow her to take your child to community activities and so on.
Hopefully the nanny also can use children's books to teach your child to read that language. She can write translations on the pages of English language books.
You can ask your nanny to repeat her statements to you in English when it is important for you to understand what she just said to your kid.
This guarantees that your kids will be bilingual. This has many benefits (see website links below).
After you look at the website links, and hire that nanny, hopefully you will feel really good about the many benefits you are giving your children by doing this.
If I were you, I would seek a nanny speaking a language that's very widely spoken worldwide, but is seldom taught in your country (I'm guessing you live in the USA). That way, the language skill will be more rare and valuable. Arabic? Mandarin Chinese? If you have trouble finding such a nanny, hopefully you can hire a Spanish speaking one; I assume they're more plentiful, because there are so many Latin American immigrants in the USA.
Play dates with other children could really help. Ideally, the new nanny could help you find children who speak her language, and set up play dates with them. That gives your child extra reason to try to learn the language.
After a number of years, each child would easily speak the school's language, the nanny's language, the parents' language(s) (if you choose to speak a foreign language to the child), and the language of the geographic region where your kids grow up.
I have an excellent idea that will require long-term commitment: a foreign language!
You can do that by hiring a foreign-born nanny. Also by enrolling the youngest one in a language immersion kindergarten/elementary school (school districts seem to be offering more of these schools recently). Kids learn languages best when starting almost from birth, but starting at elementary school would be the next best thing. I assume the 7 year old already is in school, so maybe it's too late for him?
If you are a stay-at-home parent: Being with children full-time can drive many parents nuts; at least that's what I've heard from multiple sources. You might appreciate time interacting only with adults for your own sanity. Don't be afraid to hire a part-time nanny at least, even if you must work part time to afford one.
If you get a nanny, you can hire one who's literate (not just verbally fluent) in a useful foreign language, so your children can learn her language. Require the new nanny to always speak her language to the children, even when a son insists on replying using English. You could go further: ask her to refuse to respond when the child fails to use her language.
This might seem like it would confuse your kid, but young children are well known to learn new languages much more readily than older kids or adults. Multiple languages sometimes causes them to start speaking at an older age than normal, or to mix words from the languages when speaking; those are temporary behaviors.
Preferably the nanny also will have a good grasp of English, and enough cultural understanding to allow her to take your child to community activities and so on.
Hopefully the nanny also can use children's books to teach your child to read that language. She can write translations on the pages of English language books.
You can ask your nanny to repeat her statements to you in English when it is important for you to understand what she just said to your kid.
This guarantees that your kids will be bilingual. This has many benefits (see website links below).
After you look at the website links, and hire that nanny, hopefully you will feel really good about the many benefits you are giving your children by doing this.
If I were you, I would seek a nanny speaking a language that's very widely spoken worldwide, but is seldom taught in your country (I'm guessing you live in the USA). That way, the language skill will be more rare and valuable. Arabic? Mandarin Chinese? If you have trouble finding such a nanny, hopefully you can hire a Spanish speaking one; I assume they're more plentiful, because there are so many Latin American immigrants in the USA.
Play dates with other children could really help. Ideally, the new nanny could help you find children who speak her language, and set up play dates with them. That gives your child extra reason to try to learn the language.
After a number of years, each child would easily speak the school's language, the nanny's language, the parents' language(s) (if you choose to speak a foreign language to the child), and the language of the geographic region where your kids grow up.
What are pros and cons of gifted program or gifted school?
SH
Hi,
Few of my friends teach their kids some advanced concepts or reading before they go to school, or send to Kumon classes and then their kids are treated as gifted kids in school. What are pros and cons of this program? Some parents are sending their kids to gifted schools also. I am asking because those kids don't look special to me in any way and I feel if I tought my kids advanced concepts they might also goto gifted program.
Thank you
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Im an 8th grader and at my middle school we have gifted. Gifted is very hard based off what my few friends in the class say. Usually the gifted students are accepted because they have a different way of thinking or are realllllly smart. if you can get into gifted great, but if not, its not big deal. at my school we also have challened and non challenged classes. the non challenged classes are easier, and have the kids who arnt as smart or eager to learn while the challenged classes, the students tend to be smarter and want to learn more and are willing to do more work. i am in the challenged classes and i think its wonderful because i am with students who dont distract the class and we get to learn reallly hard stuff.
Im an 8th grader and at my middle school we have gifted. Gifted is very hard based off what my few friends in the class say. Usually the gifted students are accepted because they have a different way of thinking or are realllllly smart. if you can get into gifted great, but if not, its not big deal. at my school we also have challened and non challenged classes. the non challenged classes are easier, and have the kids who arnt as smart or eager to learn while the challenged classes, the students tend to be smarter and want to learn more and are willing to do more work. i am in the challenged classes and i think its wonderful because i am with students who dont distract the class and we get to learn reallly hard stuff.
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