Bragging & Balancing

I'm so ready to brag on Sky today. We heard on Monday after Chess Club that even though he's a First grader he'll probably be bumped up to the Third grade chess level. His peers just aren't challenging him enough, and he recently beat a Third grader at the game. In addition, his soccer coach shared that Sky may have to start playing in the "Club League" next season. That's the advanced league of serious players with a large field, goal keepers and scorekeeping. He feels Sky will get bored and not feel challenged if he stays with his peers next season. He's showing himself to be an athlete with a great deal of focus, skill and potential.

This all affects Andrew (they are so close in age...20 months apart), so we're always emphasizing and pointing out his strengths. He whines about how good Sky is at chess and soccer, and internalizes it as feeling inadequate about himself. He's a great runner and will likely enjoy track and field some day, but until then he needs a lot of encouragement in the creativity arena! He has his own gifts. They don't have school Friday, so I've enrolled Andrew in an all-day Drama workshop at the Community Theatre.

I'm amazed every day at how completely different they are from one another, but they both have one thing in common- they are both marvelously loving and awesome individuals!