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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 423657" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Lets see... gifted + hormones alone = insanity. (we have one).</p><p>Add something like anxiety, and ... wow.</p><p>Yes, you need hugs!</p><p> </p><p>To add my two cents to what others have already said... </p><p>- ditto to getting help for the anxiety - it might not BE anxiety directly (perfectionism, etc. can all produce anxiety), but good tdocs will sort all that out</p><p> </p><p>- ditto to getting help for the sleep patterns - might even be a factor in the anxiety and/or a two way street (each affects the other), but sleep problems ARE a problem. Having said that... some gifted kids need LESS sleep... Other gifted kids are all "brain" and no "activity", and that lack of physical output can affect sleep as well - not to mention that a good physical workout also has some effect on emotions like anxiety!</p><p> </p><p>- ditto to the boredom factor; they need to be challenged - all day, every day; in my humble opinion they are more work than behavior problems, because you can't "fix" giftedness... they're smarter than we are, and so we have to work 10x harder just to try to keep up.</p><p> </p><p>Keeping ahead of gifted takes time, money or both. Usually, some trade-off between time & money. Also depends on interests... </p><p>- musical? try multiple instruments (all being learned at same time, not from same family... e.g. piano plus flute plus trumpet, but not alto sax, and clarinet).</p><p>- likes animals? get a dog and get involved in formal training... obedience, rally-o, agility, tracking, therapy (visiting hospitals/nursing homes), etc.</p><p>- likes physical activity? ...</p><p>You get the idea.</p><p> </p><p>You could even get more than one thread going at once (music, dog, physical stuff, etc.) - IF you can keep it all together... Some of it should be stuff you can do together, because it isn't just a matter of filling up her timetable - need relationship time too. Swim together? learn a martial art together? get two dogs? (no, I did NOT say that - 2 dogs = insanity)</p><p> </p><p>Our house is half-way between... grew up with an extremely gifted brother who was almost impossible to stay ahead of, and have K2 who is toward gifted, 12, female, migraines, adhd,... and hard to stay ahead of!</p><p> </p><p>And remember - you are not alone!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 423657, member: 11791"] Lets see... gifted + hormones alone = insanity. (we have one). Add something like anxiety, and ... wow. Yes, you need hugs! To add my two cents to what others have already said... - ditto to getting help for the anxiety - it might not BE anxiety directly (perfectionism, etc. can all produce anxiety), but good tdocs will sort all that out - ditto to getting help for the sleep patterns - might even be a factor in the anxiety and/or a two way street (each affects the other), but sleep problems ARE a problem. Having said that... some gifted kids need LESS sleep... Other gifted kids are all "brain" and no "activity", and that lack of physical output can affect sleep as well - not to mention that a good physical workout also has some effect on emotions like anxiety! - ditto to the boredom factor; they need to be challenged - all day, every day; in my humble opinion they are more work than behavior problems, because you can't "fix" giftedness... they're smarter than we are, and so we have to work 10x harder just to try to keep up. Keeping ahead of gifted takes time, money or both. Usually, some trade-off between time & money. Also depends on interests... - musical? try multiple instruments (all being learned at same time, not from same family... e.g. piano plus flute plus trumpet, but not alto sax, and clarinet). - likes animals? get a dog and get involved in formal training... obedience, rally-o, agility, tracking, therapy (visiting hospitals/nursing homes), etc. - likes physical activity? ... You get the idea. You could even get more than one thread going at once (music, dog, physical stuff, etc.) - IF you can keep it all together... Some of it should be stuff you can do together, because it isn't just a matter of filling up her timetable - need relationship time too. Swim together? learn a martial art together? get two dogs? (no, I did NOT say that - 2 dogs = insanity) Our house is half-way between... grew up with an extremely gifted brother who was almost impossible to stay ahead of, and have K2 who is toward gifted, 12, female, migraines, adhd,... and hard to stay ahead of! And remember - you are not alone! [/QUOTE]
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