tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post1431427986114150156..comments2023-10-06T19:45:56.573-07:00Comments on BJ's Homeschool : Dealing with the Difficulties of Giftedness - One Day at a TimeBJ's Homeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02463308848634635561noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-16483073703280680972017-03-24T22:20:15.064-07:002017-03-24T22:20:15.064-07:00Thank you, Celi Trepanier for stopping by and shar...Thank you, Celi Trepanier for stopping by and sharing your helpful ideas re falling asleep. That will be a help for sure to other families who have kiddos like ours, who struggle with sleep. By middle school, sleep came so much easier to my daughter, which was such a relief! It was my pleasure to be a part of this month's GHF blog hop!BJ's Homeschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463308848634635561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-1372153366124169622017-03-24T18:59:14.994-07:002017-03-24T18:59:14.994-07:00The trouble falling asleep was a big issue at our ...The trouble falling asleep was a big issue at our house for our youngest. For him, not falling asleep immediately caused a great deal of anxiety, and sometimes tearful anger. Making sure he had plenty of exercise, no screen time within one hour of bedtime and even having him snack on foods which were said to help with falling asleep were all tools we used. By far, the hardest part was to help himCeli Trépanier https://www.blogger.com/profile/03574778816194151069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-71866357412794584112017-03-21T13:37:48.785-07:002017-03-21T13:37:48.785-07:00Thank you, Emily! That is so nice to hear! It is...Thank you, Emily! That is so nice to hear! It is fun for me to look back and share some of our experiences, and especially to throw in an old photo of two....It does my heart good, as a mama. I hope that this post is a help to you in the future, and thanks for stopping by!BJ's Homeschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463308848634635561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-64102605983713681892017-03-21T13:36:15.320-07:002017-03-21T13:36:15.320-07:00Oh, the letting the child win...That happened here...Oh, the letting the child win...That happened here for awhile, then my hubby started to challenge her a bit, lol! I know what you mean about the perfectionism issue. I am that way, too, so my daughter and I worked on that together, and now she is so much less that way, and I hope I am, too! Thanks for stopping by, vkochis!BJ's Homeschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463308848634635561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-72154013061561182742017-03-21T13:34:11.166-07:002017-03-21T13:34:11.166-07:00Oh, the gymnastics all over the couch....It was no...Oh, the gymnastics all over the couch....It was not hard to see that my little one needed preschool gymnastic classes. She loved those, and went on to take classes for many years, like your son. It is so fun to see her in college, and enjoying it! Of course, I worried about it, when she was a senior, but I really didn't need to...homeschooling prepared her well for that next adventure. BJ's Homeschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463308848634635561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-63652201130800300402017-03-21T13:31:31.754-07:002017-03-21T13:31:31.754-07:00Sallie, we never had enough cardboard and tape, an...Sallie, we never had enough cardboard and tape, and were always running out to the store to get more! It was so fun to watch her be so creative with such simple supplies. Oh, the sound of crickets...Sometimes we would go out as a family, on a ride, searching for crickets. It was a great way to get some quiet time together, as it required us all to be silent, so as to hear these little guys....BJ's Homeschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463308848634635561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-12942031152060790332017-03-18T18:02:11.759-07:002017-03-18T18:02:11.759-07:00So much wonderful advice here -- thank you! I wil...So much wonderful advice here -- thank you! I will bookmark this post for future help! I think it really helps parents to see that things will be okay eventually... despite the struggles. I love your photos, too. :-)Emilyhttps://thefissureblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-44832197602220369982017-03-14T09:45:08.298-07:002017-03-14T09:45:08.298-07:00This is so thorough, Betsy! The competitiveness an...This is so thorough, Betsy! The competitiveness and perfectionism is a sticking point in our house, especially because my husband refuses to let our girls win ;)vkochishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157992549647251588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-16087167091294721022017-03-14T08:45:20.902-07:002017-03-14T08:45:20.902-07:00I love that photo of your daughter with the balloo...I love that photo of your daughter with the balloons. She sounds so very much like my son. Our sofas also get daily gymnastics workouts! He loves his twice-weekly gymnastics sessions too. My son's about to turn 12. It's always so inspiring to hear of 2e kids like him that have turned out well.. Thanks for sharing your stories. Lucindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165136384071830629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634161997997057932.post-54911134556239190922017-03-13T11:32:15.187-07:002017-03-13T11:32:15.187-07:00Oh, the cardboard creations! We went through that ...Oh, the cardboard creations! We went through that stage as well. For a couple of years we had a huge bin of cardboard of every kind as well as plastic containers, etc. She got so much mileage out of that bin!<br /><br />The sleep issues are so tricky for 2e kids. My daughter found an app she downloaded that will play crickets/summer sounds and that helps a great deal now that she's a bit Sallie Borrinkhttp://sallieborrink.comnoreply@blogger.com