My intellegent daughter..

Great child, Hoping if I was to be like her.

Congratualations on your daughters achievements. Kids really are a blessing. I have four from 17 to 7 and have enjoyed each stage of their development. But time seems to be flying by and I keep wishing it would stop so I can savour each second more. This time of year with Christmas and the New Year coming makes me very reflective and one question I ask myself "How can I be a better mother?" Being a mother is a passion not just a job, something comes from somewhere inside of us.

Congratulations to your daughter and I am glad to see she wants to continue learning. I also like how she does many other activities and hope she is enjoying everything she is doing. I don't have such luck with my son, though he has some issues, but I continue to put him in sports and extra circular activities to keep him busy and myself. I love being a mother, but there are times I also want to go insane, but I know in the long haul it is for good and for my son. One hint of advice, I see it alot and hope it don't happen to you: Let her enjoy her success but also let her know that win or lose she is still top in your book and don't let her think she always has to competitive. (just a hint nothing bad) My son's last coaches were upset that they lost and I try to teach my son win or lose he still done wonderful and its just a game, nothing major. I was really upset with these coaches and some other parents that were rude, uncompetitive. My son is only 6 and still learning.

I agree. My youngest is 10 now, after that comes 16 year old twins. I'm proud of all their achievements now, but the years seem to flit by so fast when they get to that age of independence. My 10 year old does dancing classes and this week they put on a little show for us parents. One of the other mums commented how light and natural Naomi was on her feet - like she'd been doing it for years. In fact, she's been taking classes for less time than some of the older ones. Best of all was when the teachers at my twins' school said what a pleasure it had been teaching them. Tanith wants to go to agricultural college - her present college tutor practically begged her to stay on at the local college and do health care with her instead! My family isn't well off financially, and we live on an estate that's full of no-hopers and delinquents - adults as well as kids. When I see how my own have turned out, I'm the richest woman in the world!

Your daughter certainly sounds like a phenomenal young lady. My daughter is very much the same way as your daughter is. We haven't subjected my daughter to exams to really test her intelligence level, but we have been told by her teachers two years in a row and also by the principal at her school that she is significantly above the level of her classmates. She is just in first grade this year but she is working on a late second grade to early third grade level. Right now they are in the process of testing her for gifted and talented. The greatest thing to me is that her little brother is also following along in her footsteps. Both of my children are in gymnastics and both of them excell at that as well.

I'm happy for you to have such blessed children. I would not say it as a job of a mother. I would call it a responsibility of every mother, not just the mother but both the parents. Let this happiness continue in your life in the years to come.