As parents, it’s not hard to pick up on our child’s interest areas, whether it’s dinosaurs, cats, princesses, or other obvious passions. But for the child who shows natural ability in music, yet refuses piano lessons, or artistic ability but doesn’t want formal art classes; or loves to play chess, but won’t participate in competitions, how can parents encourage without…
Category: Precocious Toddlers
The Gifted &Talented Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord. I love that word… it reminds me of Florida restaurants I frequented in the summers with my dad and grandparents growing up. They offered loads of bland, under-salted, over-processed food, but the dessert buffet was amazing. Or so it was to a sugar addict who was plenty satisfied with chocolate pudding and whipped cream. But I digress… This month-…
Nature or Nurture… the Debate Marches On…
So your kid shows the musical prowess of Daddy, and the early reading ability that Mommy exhibited as a child, but after you argue whose genes she has more of, the inevitable question emerges: Are they born with it or is it learned? An interesting post on Huffington Post has two sides of the debate, We must stop referring to…
Supporting Early Giftedness Through Play
Dr. Julia Osborn, a psychologist specializing in gifted children and Kristen Pallonetti, the program director at Tribeca Community School, a Reggio philosophy preschool in Tribeca, presented their views on Supporting Early Giftedness Through Play at the February 28, 2012 P.A.L. Workshop Series in New York City. Among some of the take-aways presented by Dr. Osborn were: • Slow down and…
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