Role of the parents with gifted children and underachieving

Last Wednesday I attend in parents orientation at little kulit’s school. I will share with you the interesting topic about the Role of the parents with gifted children and underachieving.

What is UNDERACHIEVER?

According to Wikipedia an UNDERACHIEVER is a person and especially a student who fails to achieve his or her potential.

What are the signs of academic underachiever?

 ♦ Unfinished and missing school work

♦ Disorganization

♦ Excuse or blaming others for problems

♦Too much socializing, or in contrast, loneliness

♦ Declining grades

Causes gifted children to underachiever AT SCHOOL

♦ Lack of challenge

♦Too much or too little competition

♦ Conflicts with teacher

♦ unidentified learning disabilities

♦ Peer pressure

♦ Lack of opportunities to be creative

♦ Lack of structure or too much structure in classroom

♦ Move to a more or less difficult school

Causes gifted children to underachiever AT HOME

♦ Conflict between parents

♦ Over protectiveness by parents.

♦ Over empowerment of children.

♦ Health problem

♦ Sibling rivalry

♦ Feeling of pressure

♦ Too much or too little of attention

Role of parents:

♦ Communications with teachers.

♦ Consult professional help

♦ Avoid conflicts with child’s teacher that may lead to blame the school

♦ Continue to encourage your child’s interest.

♦ Don’t give up on your child

♦ Join a parents support group

summer class

I am one of those lucky Moms who never had a hard time letting her child go to school. No crying dilemma whenever I left him in his school. I think it is important that you build a trust relationship to your child. He never cries whenever I left him in school maybe because he was confident that we will fetch him.

Summer class for the week starts at 8am until 10 am. Our routine for the week is I will bring him to school before I go to work (For sure my TL will wonder why I am so early in work… LoL ) Then his Lola/Lolo will fetch him before 10am. I make an instruction to his Lola that they need to fetch him before 10am.

What I love about his school is school supplies like crayons, paper and pencil are all provided by the school for the summer class. Even name tags are provided by them. All he need to bring with him is his “baon” (tipid diba ☺)

It makes me realized that I made a right decision in transferring him. ♥

Early bird ☺

He was soo excited !

♥♥  "There is a brilliant child locked inside every student." - Marva Collins  ♥♥



♥ little kulit's 4th birthday ♥

My little kulit's birthday is April 3, but i decided to celebrate it on April 7 since it falls on Holy week. Supposedly, I will not to throw a party for him, but how can i say NO to my little kulit. Since October whenever we attend a birthday parties he will say that it's his birthday... and sing ♫ happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me ♪...

His wish is my command ♥
I plan for 20K budget and i need to stick with it.
I start to booked some suppliers as early as December. (Para hindi ako mabigla sa gastos ☻)

outfit before the party ♥ tshirt print at divilandia

JNP photography

outfit during the party ♥

timmy time themed cake by Niji dessert

my DIY graham pops ♥ wooden basket from Wooden kiddie stools

loots - i included most of his favorite snacks

my DIY decorations

DIY thank you card

loots and game prizes

kids games ♥

longest line with a twist

kids enjoying the games

adults enjoying the games

Here's the total cost:

venue : Mcdo -12, 500 (75 persons)

photographer : 1800

cake : 2 tier cake - 2, 300

give aways :  2, 400 (80 each/30 pcs)

loots - 500 (paper cups not included in the budget, since that is excess from his previous paty)

DIY graham pops - 300 (40 pcs)

Balloons - 400

tarp - 120 (4x3)

thank you card - 20

birthday banners - 84 

Suppliers rating :

I am satisfied with Ms. Clarissa of Niji dessert and Ms. Jlo of wooden kiddie stools I'll give them 10 out of 10. Easy to deal with, they reply from my inquiries, I am satisfied with the outcome of the products.

Mcdo paso de blas ill give them 10 out of 10, since they let us decorate ahead of time, they let me used their electronic balloon pump. even help me in decorating. The host is not boring.

JNP photography , i'll give them 6 out of 10. Medyo nakulang ako sa pagkuha, walang candid pictures, konti lang yung maayos na pictures ng little kulit ko even yung mga guest.



Niji desserts - http://www.nijidesserts.com/

wooden kiddie stools/ jen gana - location : #10 Road 2 Bagong Pag-Asa, Quezon City, 09174492667

jnp photography - 09279553377

To sum it up, every one is happy specially my little kulit because he celebrate his birthday with his dad and dads family.

♥♥ The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance ♥♥