Posted by stresser on March 3, 2005, at 17:30:15
In reply to Re: Gifted children » stresser, posted by Dinah on March 1, 2005, at 19:30:20
My daughter is a goody two shoes, won't taste a drink, smoke, think about sex etc, and hangs out with very good kids. I do know that I did far too much for her when she was younger. I checked over her homeowork and helped more than I should have with projects. She is a worrier and we both had to make sure EVERY paper/project was perfect before she turned it in. For three years in middle school, IT WAS!!! I think she burned out, and couldn't take the pressure anymore. I admit to being a control queen, and I have had to hold myself back these past months regarding how I react to her situations. She is starting to become more like the daughter I used to know....I hope she can pull things together in time. She came home just today with her report card, she has gotten a C+ in Algebra. It's a hard pill to swallow after getting A's last year, so we had many tears flowing discussing the report card. She was beating herself up saying, "If I had just not fallen asleep that night before the final, I could have gotten a better grade. Next time I have a final, don't let me sleep. Make sure I stay up and study longer. Bla, bla, bla,...." She is back to caring about her grades, thank goodnes! Whew, but....too late in this trimester to pull out of the C area.
I hope you can understand this, I know I am rambeling on. I do blame myself some, but, I think she has learned a vauable lesson also. Your son is still young, so you can skip over these mistakes and do it right the first time.!!
-L
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