So, it appears as though my three-year-old (birthday in early July) is smart. Like really, really smart. My wife and I are both teachers, so we are familiar with the developmental milestones of children basically up until their teenage years, and at this point our son is doing some things that kids in early elementary are learning to do.For example: he can work with quantities up to 10. He can count past 100. He correctly reads 3-digit numbers. He knows how to tell digital time, and understands (for example) that when it's 4:59, the next time will be 5:00. He can also read the hours on analog clocks. He can skip count by 2's, 5's, or 10's to 100. He can skip count by 100's to 1000. He can skip count by 1000 to 10,000.He is starting to read, and actually reads for meaning (i.e., if he reads something funny, he will laugh). He likes to build puzzles, and can assemble a fresh, never-before-seen 30-piece puzzle in about 10 minutes. He also likes to take 24 piece puzzles and turn them over so you can't see the image, and assemble them that way.As teachers, we know how to help him with a lot of those skills, and we feel he might be best suited for some kind of private school or special program, because he will otherwise be bored to death in a regular kindergarten classroom. The issue is, we are teachers so we can't exactly afford private schools.My idea, then, is to enrich him outside of school. To put him in after school programs and activities that will feed his interests. Hence the purpose of the post - does anybody have experience with this? Can anyone recommend the kinds of programs that might be most effective at developing his abilities and interests?Thanks in advance, Reddit. And I apologize if I come across as bragging. We honestly would love this kid no matter what, but the fact that he seems so amazing in this way is hard for us to wrap our heads around. He's really something special, and I am over the moon about him. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2zgnvio
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