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Hi, Child discipline is a very critical issue for parents of school-going children. Parents are also worried about how they should raise their children. The majority of parents want to learn effective ways of parenting. Therefore, they use different styles of parenting to bring up their children. Parents also use a number of resource materials like books and videos. Some of these books and videos may be very effective in providing great tips and techniques of better parenting style, while others may repeat what parents already know. In the busy world of parenting book publication, there was a big buzz about a particular book titled " Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" written by Professor Amy Chua, a Professor in Law at the Yale University. Already labeled extremely controversial, this book provides parents, many hitherto untold parental techniques and methods, which almost border on issues of unique, yet debatable nature. It makes an interesting reading to understand and learn some of the rare parenting methods. Have a nice day! Thought for today: Best Regards, Please visit our sponsor ad web site below. Thanks to our sponsor for keeping this a free newsletter. Parenting Styles - Differing Styles and Common Goals Parenting Styles - What Are The Effects On Children? Q1: We would like to get your views on a boy who's been drawing since the age of 2. He has accumulated a thousand over drawings. He has received no training whatsoever. And yet, his drawings have attained a level rarely seen in his age group, in fact, one well known expert in the field feels he even draws better than some adults. A: Thank you so much for introducing such a special boy and showing samples of his work. As you already know, your son is very, very special and artistically gifted. Only a handful of people in this world have the ability to project such expressions in the form of drawings, which he did in such great detail...Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Highly Gifted Child here. Q2: My oldest child turned 7 just 2 weeks ago. He is a first grader and recently diagnosed with ADHD. He has begun medication and doing much better in class, being able to focus on one thing at a time. He will be tested on the Naglieri test soon for advanced placement. I am worried because he is just getting absorbed into the classroom routine and his gifts have been missed due to his ADHD problems...but I am afraid this testing might not properly gauge his abilities. I was wondering about this test and what to expect, they 'refer' those at the 90th percentile and up for gifted services. A: I can understand your concerns especially with his advanced abilities. From your brief description, he does appear to be advanced for his age. Testing a gifted child with ADHD can be quite a task as on one hand, the child may be able to use her/his skills to cover up the diagnosis and because of that, giftedness is masked and the child would hardly receive help or guidance. On the other hand, s/he may actually be twice exceptional, which is in fact a minority within a minority who may neither fit into accelerated programs or special education settings...Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Testing for Gifted Placement for an ADHD Child here. Q3: I need some advice regarding my 22 month old daughter. She has a vocabulary of approximately 350 words, can talk in full sentences comprising of 4 words. Her longest sentence was 7 words (mama I want to see this ABCD song). She knows and can say 10 different colors, 9 different shapes, can say and point to 10 different body parts. She can do alphabet puzzles, 5-6 piece puzzles and can sort shapes very nicely. She knows all alphabets (upper case) and can sing the alphabet song....I am wondering if these traits sound like she is possibly gifted? If yes, then what should I do to nurture her development? Your advice will be greatly appreciated. A: As a rule of thumb, gifted children would demonstrate development that is at least 30% more advanced than their peers. At 22 months, it can be hard to determine giftedness, however, parents can tell if their child has a potential for giftedness. Today, it is much harder to determine giftedness since many children are exposed to various activities by parents; these activities actually make them learn faster regardless of ability.... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Nurturing an Advanced Toddler here.
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