I am very new to this, and would really appreciate some advice from people who have g&t children.
I had a meeting with ds' school on Friday. He is 5 and 9 months. Before he started I talked to the head and his teacher and explained that he had had some difficult experiences, and that he was clever, but that he needed extra help staying calm at times, he needed extra help with social skills at times, and that at times he would resist doing repetitive tasks. I explained to the school that he had been extremely ill for a long time when he was younger and had likely suffered trauma, and that he was young for his age emotionally, but that things had improved so much over the last couple of years I really thought that within a short time he would be fine (I still think that). I chose the school in the end because of what they said at the time. I thought the meeting woudl be because of behaviour.
But what they said was (and I am still trying to process this) that he is very, very intelligent, and he pursues a wide range of interests himself, and so they are letting him do his own thing.
I am probably missing something but I am really confused about why the school thinks that what they are doing is so fabulous.
He does everything with the other children except when they are set specific tasks, and he goes off and looks at books. He is learning to read, but he can't read the sort of books he seeks out.
We pursue his interests at home. Together. I explain things, I don't just point him in the direction of the bookcase.
Sorry, bit of a rant there. I am feeling a bit desperate because he really needs to feel he fits in, and I have explained that but they seem to think this is the way to support him while not making him anxious.
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itsanewdayitsanewdawn · 26/11/2016 22:15
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