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There is a discussion on the parenting board about the "mompetition". I am reposting this video for all those who can't quit bragging on their own kids in this discussion.
That was beyond awesome - because of how true and sad it is.
I can say, in all honesty, that I don't have any REAL friends among moms with children my age. I have some "sort-of" friends but none that I would consider myself close to - exactly because of the inevitably competitive vibes I always get when in their presence.
I think parents today are losing their minds - and I might just be losing mine along with them.
My best friends remain my sister (unmarried, childless) and an older childless couple.
Parenting may have always been a bit competitive (in a healthy and natural way), but what is going on today beats anything that has ever been; and it's toxic.
There is a discussion on the parenting board about the "mompetition". I am reposting this video for all those who can't quit bragging on their own kids in this discussion.
There is a discussion on the parenting board about the "mompetition". I am reposting this video for all those who can't quit bragging on their own kids in this discussion.
This is really rude. I don't see people here as bragging. I see people here saying why the American educational system is not working well for their children. It's true that often above average kids are screwed in American public schools. It really depends on where you live. Parents should be able to vent about it without being told they are in a mompetition and bragging about their kids.
Were you implying that my son was sitting at his desk all day doing absolutely nothing?
I'm saying that it is often what happens. It's what is happening to my niece, happening to people I know (from different regions), and what happened to me.
You know, I don't think there is a real solution here. Leave them where they are and you risk boredom. Move them and you risk having them socially out of place like my dd is now later on. Leave them where they are and they may quit trying. Push them ahead and they may rise to the level of their incompetence and quit trying. Unfortunately, we can't write an individual track for every kid out there.
In many systems there aren't solutions. That's why we're trying to get my niece into the private school, but it's full. She may be stuck at her school again next year because there are no other options. The options would be different if she were my kid, but she isn't.
This is really rude. I don't see people here as bragging. I see people here saying why the American educational system is not working well for their children. It's true that often above average kids are screwed in American public schools. It really depends on where you live. Parents should be able to vent about it without being told they are in a mompetition and bragging about their kids.
I'm not talking about the OP, actually. When I first wrote this post, I actually quoted someone whose bragging about his/her kids' "All A's", etc I find excessively boastful. I decided that was a bit too personal, so I decided to be more general. There's a fine line between being proud of your kids and bragging all the time about them.
I have no problem with people wanting to know how to get special services for their kids such as Talented and Gifted programs, etc.
I would be willing to have him tutored or provide home school opportunities, but I am concerned about this producing MORE boredom if he gets further ahead.
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He has not complained about being bored in math but he does finish very quickly.
There is a GT program at the school and he made the cut in terms of intelligence but narrowly missed on the creativity measures.
One suggestion that comes to my mind is to get him into some "horizontal" enrichment. Rather than moving him on to the next thing and the next thing, you can show him how to explore other challenging, creative areas. For example, in math, he might enjoy working with tangrams or pentominos to build figures.
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