Vivian's conference

I am so very proud of Viv after the conference I had today with her preschool teacher Mrs. Reeve.
I was expecting to talk about impulsivity and behavior issues, but there was no talk of such.

Mrs. Reeve said she is super bright, knows every answer to every question. Is academically at the top of the class, even though she is the youngest of 16 children. Behaviorally, she is impulsive and needs to work on self-control (calling out the answer, keeping hands to herself at circle time) but Mrs. Reeve had so much good to say it was amazing.

She said Viv is able to identify first and last, which most children her age can not do. They identify the "last" letter in their name as the second letter at their age. She also knows all colors, can count up to 14 without making a mistake. Is highly verbal, understands correct use of prepositional words, like under, over, above, below, on top, beneath, etc.

She said it's clear we do lots of reading at home b/c there is no way she would know some of the things she knows without being exposed to them in books.

I asked about her socialness. I ask Viv often who her friends are, and she doesn't really come home talking about any particular kids in her class that she "hangs" around. I remember Sophie was very social at this age, and had certain children she gravitated to, but Viv is very independent and not easily influenced by her peers. Mrs. Reeve suggested I ask her who she may like to have over for a playdate and I could invite a child to our house to play. This may go a long way for Viv to have her very own friend, without feeling like a 3rd wheel when her sister's friend comes over.

Mrs. Reeve says she loves Vivian and would rather have 10 Vivians in her class than 16 kids who don't talk. She called Vivian passionate. And said she is passionate about everything.

It's really wonderful to see things in a light you didn't expect.