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Social Instruction for the Gifted Child
Children need instruction. They need to be taught how to interact in social situations. This is especially true of children who have a tendency to be intense. Emotional, physical and social intensity coupled with over-excitability are often seen in the gifted child. Which is why they have such a deep need for social instruction. This post contains affiliate ad links. It seems that children who have gifted abilities struggle to find their place in the world. In talking with other moms, and reading through several books, I’ve learned that this phenomena is not an isolated issue but exists across the population of gifted children. Of course, there may be exceptions…
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It’s Church Camp Week
Fun Filled Week at Church Camp This week Young Man and I are spending the week at church camp. It is a week filled with Bible class, worship, devotionals, fun activities, zip lines, rope climbs, hikes, capture the flag, and many fun-filled days filled with laughter. I serve as a Bible class teacher for the 7-9 year olds. This will be Young Man’s first year going to a different Bible class, and his first year to stay in a boy cabin without his dad. Beloved isn’t able to go this year. So it’s just me and the boy and all the other staff and campers. I’m sharing pictures of last…
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How a Social Day can Prepare Children for Christianity
Training Up with an Ice Cream Social We had a social day today. An Ice Cream related social to be exact. It’s just another way we homeschoolers do socialization. Our Home School Support Group kicked off the back to school season today with a field trip to a local ice cream factory followed by a picnic and play time in the factory park. Yes folks! We do “socialize” our children. We put forth a lot of extra effort to ensure our children are learning how to interact with the world because we get that question more than any other question when we say we are homeschoolers.
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Answering the Homeschool Socialization Question
Explore how in homeschooling socialization takes an holistic approach, dispelling isolation myths, and emphasizing real-world life skills.
