Topic - Gifted Children. Father beamed as he announced his son’s incredibly high IQ at a dinner party.
As friends joked that he better start saving for Harvard, mother just looked exhausted. She knew that Aaron wore her out.
He was 4 and asking about 500 questions a day, 75 more than the average 4 year old. And they weren’t just any questions. “Mommy, why is it cold on the mountain top when it’s closer to the sun?”
Exactly how do you raise a gifted child?
The answer: Creatively. You don’t have to know everything; you just have to know where to find answers.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth provides a wide array of activities for children as young as pre-kindergarten. Other great resources are out there!
Since boredom is a huge issue, public schools may not be a good fit. Behavioral problems may erupt because many schools do not have gifted programming. Offer to supplement Aaron’s classroom with materials and activities to spark his interests.
