Do you have a kid with psychomotor overexcitability or ADHD? I sure do! Leo is a climber.
Leo could climb out of his crib before he could walk. We had to buy a crib tent to keep him contained. Otherwise, he would get into trouble in the wee hours of the morning.
I remember when he was three years old, he would climb when talking to me. I would watch him stand on moulding, and hang from chair rails.
I have this vision of him, halfway up my refrigerator, feet totally off of the floor, hanging from the handle. He was blabbering on about something. I swear it was not malicious; he had no idea.
“Leo!” I said, “Where are your feet right now?”
He paused, looked to his feet, planted them to the floor. “Sorry,Mumma!” he’d exclaim. He meant it. And then he’d continue with his story or explanation or whatever and, within twenty seconds, those feet would be off the floor once more.
Not much has changed. Seuss, T and I were playing a game of tag on a tennis court today. I turned for a second and there he was…up at the top of the fence with his leg over the top, attempting a descent on the other side.
He had been talking the entire time. He was explaining the characters and plot of his latest book craze. When he’s thinking, he’s moving, and often climbing.
He is not consciously aware of his momentum.
Little Leo, years ago.
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I was always a great bundle of energy. As a child, instead of walking, I would run. And so running, which is a pain to a lot of people, was always a pleasure to me because it was so easy.
~Roger Bannister
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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley
Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. You can read about all of these things and more at My Little Poppies.
Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.
Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool and GeekMom. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, and Scary Mommy. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
and G+.
Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.
Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool and GeekMom. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, and Scary Mommy. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
and G+.
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Darlene says
Hello! I can see my little boy to your son, he’s very energetic in all he want’s to do. And also things that interest him he can learned it easily. I can say he’s also a gifted learner but yet frustrating because he can’t sit still and can’t focus to things he’s not interested with. He’s 4 y.o. now but his reading skills is quite advanced, he can read children’s book already. He learned to decode the phonics easily and he has a great interest in solar system and animals. He can easily grasp math concept too but he struggles in terms of communication the two way process. That’s why I’m also advocating him, he’s also homeschooled. Thank you for inspiring us parents with 2e kids. God bless!
He’s fortunate to have you as his advocate, Darlene! I wish you all the best. I know that those squirmy gifted learners can be tough stuff to educate! 🙂