DS is 5. He is gifted in maths, reading, writing, drawing, articulation, vocabulary, etc. He is often rather shocking is his skills.
He is also tall (the tallest boy in class he tells me). I often think he is 6, so if his own mother forgets he is just 5 surely other people forget too.
He seems to have the emotional life of a 3.5 year old. Very sensitive, fussy eater, fussy dresser, and quick to temper. People who "aren't being nice" end up attacked. His brother is often bruised (although his brother is often asking for it).
I am a professional behavioural psychologist. I know what to do, but I am often shocked that I have to do it. Sometimes I think I am expecting too much because he is tall and articulate, and other times I wonder if this is part of asynchronous development.
What are your children like?
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Parasaurolophus · 11/10/2011 22:08
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