Do you have a gifted child?  Do you have more than one gifted children? 

Kudos to all parents who raise children; it’s a tough job.

Kudos to all parents who raise children when one or more are gifted.  It’s hard enough trying to figure out what works for each child, but when you add to the mix a gifted child, it multiplies the difficulty for parents.

That’s because gifted children are smart and inquisitive, and hence, they can be incredibly annoying.  They don’t just accept any answer you give; they often want more info: why is something happening, how’d it get that way; there’s another way of doing something – and dozens of other questions and challenges. 

When you are invested in a teaching moment, you are probably very proud of your gifted child/ren.  When you are telling them no more candy, or it’s time to turn off the TV, or no you can’t buy that newest i-whatever – they want more info.  Or, they explain how you can afford to buy it, or why you need it. 

What is so hard is figuring out when they are being brilliant from when they are being manipulative.

Now, multiply this by two if you have two gifted children.

You deserve an as-yet-given reward for surviving being a parent, in the first place, and a parent to a gifted child.  So, here’s what you get:

Take your right hand and place it on your left shoulder.  Then walk your fingers backwards, giving yourself a “pat on the shoulder!”