It's not easy to raise a child. But I think it's especially challenging raising a highly capable child. Personally, just finding other parents to talk to openly about giftedness has been hard. And as the parent of a gifted child you know what it's like at gatherings when other parents are talking about their child's milestones, you don't dare chime in with, "Susie said her first word at 4 months." The other parents would look at you like you had three heads.
Recently Amy Price of SENGifted.org connected me with another parent of a highly gifted child in the next town. It was such a relief to talk freely about our children, without judgement. We spoke for hours and have become good friends, as have our children. I've learned a lot this past year by reading-reading-reading. I also like to go to speaker engagements when I can. I recently went to a fabulous event in Greenwich, CT with Dr. Nadia Webb. On the right you'll see some upcoming speaker events. The directions to the BOCES event are at the end of this post.
Some parents have suggested a game night or simply posting a comment, "hey, we're going to Barton Orchard on Thursday at 2, meet us by the grapes for a picnic, all are welcome.
Please comment freely on any resources you know. Know of an upcoming event? Tell us. Having a problem? Make a query, start a comment thread. Have a link suggestion? Recently read a good article/book?
Kind Regards,
Kate
Directions to Putnum/Northern Westchester BOCES
From Route 684: Take Katonah exit #6. Follow Route 35 west. Between 5 and 6 miles, look for signs for the intersection of Route 202 and Route 118 and the town of Amawalk. Proceed past this intersection and at the next light make a left on to Pinesbridge Road. BOCES entrance is up the road on your right.
Kate - Good to meet you at BOCES tonite. Will not be able to go to pawling event. Post a blog let us know how it goes.
ReplyDeleteThought Ms Superson gave a very insightful presentation.
Kate-
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to share information! There are things to do listed here that I never knew existed!
Thank you for attending the Westchester-Putnam AGATE Meeting. I really enjoyed Susan, she is very in tune with gifted children and their needs. I'm glad Ellen (above)enjoyed the presentation as well!
My son is going to Montclair University's gifted program (in NJ)... it's a hike, but it's worth it!!! See: http://www.montclair.edu/gifttalent/spring.html
As you know it is my sincere hope that we can find a weekend program and eventually a school here in the Westchester-Putnam area. What a great resource you have created!
Great Job Kate... keep up the good work in the interest of our unique children!
Brenda
Hello!
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled to have found this site....still trying to figure out how to navigate it.. LOL....
I have been looking for a local group of families with gifted children. Our boys are and 2. The older guy has been identified as highly gifted...and our little guy is just as smart as his brother! I am looking foward to talking to other parents about the ups and downs of parenting a child with elavated IQ....
Hi Hillary, Welcome! We're JUST getting started :o)
ReplyDeleteOn the right, I post local events, parent educational opportunities, and ongoing local resources. If you have any to share, please do so, and I'll post that too. In addition, I've posted some helpful links. I'm always looking for guest bloggers to share their own experiences. If you look at the comments for the previous post, a mom posted a comment and could use someone to reach back to her. This would be a good opportunity for you to connect with another family. Kind Regards, Kate Vrijmoet
Thanks Kate!
ReplyDeleteI just looked over my post and saw that it our boys are 2...actually we have a 2 1/2 year old and a 6 year old....I must have accidently over written that....
I will look at the previous post and see if I can connect with soemone locally. Thanks for starting this up!
Just wondering if there is an appropriate place to post questions on here regarding our children and issues or advances that arise? Would that be right here?
ReplyDeleteSure, you could post that right here.
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