BellaOnline Forums Education Gifted Education video of reading baby - 17 months old!

Sigh... sadly, another online resource contains many posts bashing the parenting choices of baby Elizabeth Barrett. I'm really perplexed by the negativity.

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There probably jealous. I for one think its great.

I know when I was young my mom would bring me into the local library to get me books and ask the librarian for books I could read. The librarians would take one look at me and huff dismissively "she's too young to read. She must just be memorizing the books you have." So my mom would have to prove it by grabbing a new book from the shelf and having me read it, to get the librarians to help her out. I agree you should never force a child to read - but if a child naturally loves to read, it seems equally as bad to hinder them ...

Some of the old school librarians used to have very strict ideas about what children should be reading. My mother went to bat for me when I was eight and wanted to read a book that was designated "6th grade" level. The librarian wouldn't allow me to check it out, until my mother made a stink. Then I was permitted to read any book in the library.

Today's librarians seem much warmer and more helpful than that generation of "book defenders".

That was always such a pain in the behind side! Mom solved it by just putting the books on her card instead of mine.

Personally, I get that reaction now with my 3 y.o.

Lynn-

I'm sorry to hear that you are still getting the hairy eyeballs. It's sad, and has many parents of gifted children afraid to do anything with their child, lest they be accused of hothousing.

It took a while for our school librarian to figure out that our 7.5yo really could read at the level he can read. I do not know if she finally "got it" or if his current teacher went to bat for him. I also got in a few comments myself. She now OFFERS him books at his reading level that she thinks might interest him.

Thankfully before he entered school, our children's librarian at our local library immediately believed me and what a huge source of help when trying to find books at his reading and emotional level.

Becky-

It is SO nice to have a helpful librarian who knows your child! That can make a huge difference. I am sure that kids pick up it when there are hidden hostilities and disbelief.

Yes, it has been very helpful.



I completely agree, and my son has made comments to that affect, too.