http://nooccar.com/2008/07/06/giftedness/ An east coast couple raising a family deep in the southwest. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:01:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://nooccar.com/2008/07/06/giftedness/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Beverly Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:55:39 +0000 http://nooccar.com/?p=35#comment-14 <p>i agree with jason. my family figured out what i liked (reading, climbing trees, reading, birdwatching apparently, reading, reading) and encouraged it wholeheartedly. they just made sure that i had a way to indulge those interests, like constant library trips, and it helped me to develop my own hobbies and interests at a very young age. stuff i still dig. let her try new stuff and find out what really makes her come alive.</p> i agree with jason. my family figured out what i liked (reading, climbing trees, reading, birdwatching apparently, reading, reading) and encouraged it wholeheartedly. they just made sure that i had a way to indulge those interests, like constant library trips, and it helped me to develop my own hobbies and interests at a very young age. stuff i still dig. let her try new stuff and find out what really makes her come alive.

]]> http://nooccar.com/2008/07/06/giftedness/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Jason Petrilla Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:57:34 +0000 http://nooccar.com/?p=35#comment-13 <p>I don't know how well she handles puzzles, or how err... sit-stillable she is, but I was the same way when I was little, but when I was given a logic puzzle, I would sit for hours playing it and attempting to figure it out. I loved logic and mechanics, I spent hours building things with my LEGOs. I guess, what I would recommend, discover what she likes ( WOOT! go trial and error!!) and make sure that there is plenty in that area for her to play with. Don't force it, just make it available, and see where it leads. =)</p> I don’t know how well she handles puzzles, or how err… sit-stillable she is, but I was the same way when I was little, but when I was given a logic puzzle, I would sit for hours playing it and attempting to figure it out. I loved logic and mechanics, I spent hours building things with my LEGOs. I guess, what I would recommend, discover what she likes ( WOOT! go trial and error!!) and make sure that there is plenty in that area for her to play with. Don’t force it, just make it available, and see where it leads. =)

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