Jump in to June!
Summer is a two-edged sword. You love it because you have more time with your children, and you hate it because you have more time with your children! And therefore we all have more time to be faced with our children’s intensities and sensitivities, which tend to be heightened in gifted children.
Because of asynchronous development (their intellect may be years advanced but their emotional maturity is probably closer to that of their actual chronological age), it is easy for us and everyone else to expect more than they are able to deliver. It doesn’t make sense that they seem so capable intellecually, but then may turn right around and cry or yell at every little thing. Educating ourselves about the complexity of our children’s emotional characteristics is crucial. The great stress they can feel from their emotions can be greatly managed if both we and they are able to better understand it.
If you haven’t yet purchased or read A Paren’t Guide To Gifted Children, I encourage you again to do so. Chapters 6 and 7 address many emotional issues our children encounter–and maybe even ones we ourselves deal with!
Until next month, good luck!