I don’t think we can ever define children as in the ‘normal range’ however some children appear to excel at different fields. The key for parents and teachers is to nurture and encourage them in what ever they are interested in.

My son always sat at theaverage level, which was good because he hated bookish subjects, he much preferred the hands on subjects. My daughter was always a grade above and loved it

Our student is about a year above average at her age for reading. If she “disappears” there is a very good chance she is sitting reading a book.
The latest at the end of last year was she hates history.
I don’t quite know which history she means. That information she wasn’t about to tell us. She has a fascination for Egyptian History.

My daughter was always way head academically, my son cruised through on averages. My daughter has chosen a career that involves Uni my son works with his hands

A very interesting read thank you

Thanks for sharing this interesting article.

this looks like a great article!
thanks for sharing with the mums

My son has always been introverted and very unsure of himself. This year he started playing soccer and discovered he had a natural talent. We have encouraged it ever since! The changes in his personality and confidence have been amazing!

I think my child will be working in something that needs lots of concentration.

This is really a wonderful article. Thank you for sharing.

That’s why play is important for kids.

I dont think you can class a child as normal, I think as a society we are too quick to label things and people

I like to think my children are in the normal range, but who really defines normal?

hard to say as she is only two but she does have a shy streak which we will be watching

So true, our youngest has Asperger’s, which is on the ASD, and traditional learning is very difficult for him. Yet he has an extensive vocabulary, is inquisitive, funny and can be a real charmer (best not to dwell on the flip side :-/ ). Another one of our kids is a talented athlete and our other child is an animal lover and very compassionate. Three totally different kids in one family, all fun loving individuals. Who needs “normal” (or “mainstream” as we call it) when they’re perfect as they are?

thank you sharing this article good read

thanks for sharing was a great read

loved this article especially when you refer to children having different gifts to offer. You should educate schools, you seem much wiser than many of them

loved this article especially when you refer to children having different gifts to offer

Kids grow at a different paces. I wouldn’t compare my kids to each other or anyone else!

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  • • ginoula5 replied
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  Exactly, wouldn’t compare others kids, every one is different.