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Hoagies' Blog Hop: Ages & Stages, Redux
 Ages
and Stages of Giftedness, Redux. Two years ago, we discussed many
of the stages; today we discuss a few more. Gifted kids give us
a run for our money, no matter how old they are, or what stage
they're in...this week. Whether you're dealing with the toddler
"little lawyer" who doesn't miss a trick, or the high schooler
looking towards dual enrollment, middle-age however you define
it, or gifted elders, the Ages and Stages of giftedness are
never boring.
Don't miss our previous Blog Hops,
including
Ages & Stages of Giftedness,
the original, and Gifted Social
Issues. Also visit
Hoagies' Gifted Online Communities...
To read all our past Blog Hops or join our next Blog Hop, visit
Blog Hops for our past and future topics.
Special thanks to Pamela S. Ryan for our striking Blog Hop graphics!
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 Get
your gifted boy through middle school by
Gail Post in
Gifted Challenges
- Why is middle school so difficult?
Ideally, middle school should usher in a period of self-discovery, personal
and academic growth, and identity formation, rather than a time that must be
endured. But it is more typically a difficult phase for most students, who
struggle with peer pressure, hormonal swings, and ambivalence about their
newfound independence from family.
Most gifted middle school children face similar struggles, often compounded
by gifted "traits," such as...
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 Meeting
the Needs of a Gifted Preschooler by
Jill Williford Wurman, Director of Research,
The Grayson School
- Gifted children, who thrive in an environment specifically designed to
challenge them at their level and to teach them at an accelerated rate, of
course have come from somewhere, and have not suddenly “become” gifted
overnight just before beginning Kindergarten.
Rather, having been gifted since birth, they have been busily feeding their
hungry minds — and, most likely, exhausting their parents — with their
bottomless curiosity and thirst for novelty and for ever more knowledge.
Seeking an environment attuned not only to their intellectual capabilities,
but also to their unique social-emotional development is important. For
these youngest learners, these two developmental trajectories are especially
tightly-linked...
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 Pursuing
My Directive by
Jessie in
CounterNarration
- I've always known what I wanted be a writer when I grew up. Sadly, the
roads they said to travel to become that grown-up didn't end up getting me
there. Now that I'm 35, I'm quitting my stable and respectable job to try
another approach. I can't deny that there's risk involved. But for a chance
of getting where I was aiming when I set out as a child, I'm willing to
accept that risk...
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 Kids
Don't Skip Stages by
Heather in WonderSchooling
- We have asynchronous kids. They do things on their own schedules. Some
things happen very fast, and they fly past their same-age peers. Other
things take more time. It’s okay. It’s part of the gifted game, and I am
learning to accept that.
Somehow, though, in my mind, the stages that my kid seemingly skipped over
had nothing to do with the behavioral issues we were currently dealing with.
Now, I’m not a psychologist. I took a couple undergrad psych courses about
20 years ago, but all of this started to make sense to me...
-
 Gifted
Growing Pains by Ana Maria,
Gifted Culture Project
- But in these moments, there he stands, at the painful crossroads between
the things his body and brain are ready or able to do right now, and the
things that the world is asking of him. And there I stand, heartbroken at
seeing his pain, worried that someone will say or do something unkind
because they don’t understand what’s really happening right now.
And then I remember... this is what it looks like for my gifted, intense
child to learn about the way the world works. These moments are gifted
growing pains. And gifted growing pains are as important for me as they are
for him. Sacred, even...
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This Midlife Stage is Killing Me: A Gifted Adult Looks at Her Forties by
Kathleen Casper in One World
Gifted
- SO NOW WHAT?
Some days I wonder if I need many more years on Earth. That’s morbid, I
know. I don’t mean I want to die. But I would be at peace if that happened.
I have had a full and amazing life. The problem is, it seems like it may be
mostly downhill from here.
Some very notable people in our history have had issues with middle age...
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The
23rd Mile by Jen Merrill,
Laughing at Chaos
- I am in no way a runner. Not even a little. If you see me running, I
recommend you give serious thought to joining me, as I am very likely
running from something with fangs or a creature moaning
braaaaaaiiiiiinnnnnnsssss. I thought about wanting to be a runner a few
years ago and gave that up when my lungs and knees flipped me off, and the
overall sense of EVERYTHING HURTS AND I’M DYING took over.
But by god I know marathons; parenting a twice-exceptional kid is a marathon
at a sprinter’s pace. It also has the added excitement of......
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Life
and It's Many Stages by Linda Wallin,
Living with Geniuses
- As a teacher, I have taught every age group from preschool to grad
school. I can honestly say, I love them all. I have also read Gail Sheehy’s
books and helped my aging gifted parents in the twilight of their lives. As
an elder myself, now, I can look back and see how each stage of life has
characteristics that are true for most people. I am also a fan of Dabrowski,
who clearly delineated different levels of psycho-motor development. For the
gifted individual, however, many problems are similar throughout life. In
childhood...
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Updated
December 01, 2020
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