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Academic Acceleration and Homeschooling Gifted Children

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I can’t believe we’re still talking about academic acceleration and gifted children. Quite frankly, it makes me sad… and angry… and then sad once more. It breaks my heart to think of all those kids who spend countless hours in classrooms all over our country waiting to learn. Year after year, these children sit and wait…

Asynchronous Development and The Gifted Child

by Cait Curley 111 Comments

When Leo was 3-years-old, he was obsessed with dinosaurs. Obsessed. We had dinosaur books everywhere, he drew pictures of dinosaurs, he wrote books about dinosaurs. We read [easyazon_link identifier=”0545694809″ locale=”US” tag=”mylitpop-20″]Dinosaurumpus[/easyazon_link]! so many times that I still have it memorized. Our copy is worn and tattered, well-loved. One night, when I went to tuck Leo in for…

Social Issues and Asynchronous Kids

by Cait Curley 28 Comments

When our oldest son was three-years-old, he was obsessed with all things nature. Many of his conversations revolved around animals and he loved nothing more than to curl up with an animal book or nature documentary. During the day, his play centered around the animal world. He would pretend to be a ring-tailed lemur, meerkat, or…

Adam and Eve and … Dinosaurs? {BIG questions}

by Cait Curley 3 Comments

Lately, we’ve been trying something new during our quiet time. You see, we have an interesting dynamic over here. We are all introverts… with the sole exception of my 4-year-old. As introverts, we all treasure our daily quiet time… with the sole exception of my 4-year-old. For four years this wasn’t a problem because the littlest…

What Twice-Exceptional Looks Like in Our World (and 5 Things that Help!)

by Cait Curley 17 Comments

Gifted children are, by their very nature, asynchronous. Twice-exceptional (2E) children are even more out-of-sync. These children are both gifted and learning disabled. These learning challenges can include anything from anxiety to autism to dyslexia and more. Because the disabilities are so varied, this population is diverse and all-too-often misunderstood. Many twice-exceptional children are able to…

On Nighttime Worries {Or, that time I had a nightmare about Porky Pig}

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One night, when I was very young, I had a nightmare about Porky Pig. At least, that’s what my parents would tell you. But the thing is, I didn’t. It was something more, or perhaps something less. Today, I’m going to tell you how it all went down. On Nighttime Worries {Or, that time I…

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