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We can easily fall into the trap of thinking that our children's intelligence means they should be prodigies, that they should be ahead in everything, and if they're not, we are failing them.
They will be ahead many times, but we don't want them to feel that their early development defines their intelligence. In some areas, they may seem on track with their peers, but what is going on inside is much different: deeper, broader, more complex and creative, more emotional and difficult to process.
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