My Perfectionist Child

Oh my sweet JD.  It's hard to believe he's 9.  Where did the time go?  He's such a good kid.  A mom couldn't ask for a better kid.  He's super helpful, sweet, kind and just an all around good kid.  He's a huge help to me and I love him to pieces.

He is so serious.  About everything!  He's a bit of a perfectionist, which he may have inherited from his mom. I went to his SEP's tonight and I love his teacher.  He's got JD pegged and I'm hoping he can help him.  JD needs to loosen up a bit.  He is a black/white kid.  There is no gray area for him.  It's either right or it's wrong.  He gets really frustrated with others who don't always follow the rules.  He is super hard on himself and expects perfection.  100% all the time!  Poor kid, it must be exhausting.

I did learn that he reading  way ahead of his grade.  He's reading at a 6th grade level and Mr. Campbell said that Lord of the Rings is a 9th grade level and he is reading it and better yet, retaining it.  He's also way ahead in science and social studies.  His writing is exceptional for a boy and he's right on in math.  Towards the top of his class.

I knew he was bright.  They wanted me to test him for the gifted and talented class last year.  I don't want him to think that he is better than anyone else, but I also want him to own the fact that he is extremely bright.  My goodness, it's hard to believe I am so worried about him!  But I wish he would smile more and frown less.  Be a little bit nicer to himself.  Life is long and it's hard a lot of the time, but why should it be so hard for such a sweet kid?