In my most recent blogs I wrote about homeschooling talented children. I pointed out that when you homeschool talented children, you first need to identify their talents. Once your child’s talents are identified, you must then nurture their talents. In this post I want to talk about allowing talents to evolve. Many parents, including myself, become attached to their children’s talents. While my sons attachment to the computer was impressive, I was overjoyed when his piano teacher said he was a natural. I bought a piano, paid for lessons, and insisted on daily practice. He expressed that he wanted to … Continue reading →

In my last blog post, I wrote about identifying the talents of your homeschooled children. I distinguished between what I believe to be gifts and talents, and explained that while small minorities of children are considered gifted, I believe that every child has a talent. Once you identify your child’s talents, it is your responsibility as a parent to nurture the talents of your children. Nurturing your children’s’ talents takes time and money. There is a huge debate right now that children are in far too many activities and are becoming exhausted. Homeschoolers however have a unique benefit in the … Continue reading →

There are gifted children, and there are talented children. I believe that every child has a talent or a gift. It is our duty as parents to discover and harness those talents and gifts. In schools, the terms ‘gifted’ and ‘talented’ usually go hand in hand. Schools like to categorize and label don’t they? There is however, a distinctive difference between the two. Gifted children have exceptionally high and measurable intelligence. Meanwhile, talented children may have a propensity or natural inclination toward a particular activity. This propensity may be clear or ambiguous. Valorie Delp has written a few articles on … Continue reading →