[Magdalen] Toys for the young engineer

[Susan Hagen]

It's a little more than boredom.  He's a little boy who has been
through a lot:  fractured family, parents in and out of jail, shared
custody with part time spent in a less than ideal environment, the
death of his great-grandaddy, his very best buddy.  He has a short
fuse and a real temper, can act aggressively and oppositionally.
Shelia had a very thorough evaluation done.  No ADHD, way above
average verbal and analytical abilities.  She is going to start all of
them going back to a therapist who worked very well with them
previously.

He's a great kid, just needs some help and guidance learning to
channel his energies and reactions.  He has just started kindergarten,
loves it very much and the school seems to take this kind of challenge
in stride.   It looks like this is going to give him more scope for
his interests than the pre-school he attended before.

Susan

On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Behavior issues? How much of that do you reckon is boredom and impatience
> with the usual approaches to and supposed interests of kids his age? An
> extraordinarily bright child, particularly a boy, might well be bored to
> tears with that sort of stuff and much more lkely than most girls to show
> impatience.
>
> On Monday, October 27, 2014, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you!  I was really blown away watching him.
>> Susan
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> > Susan,
>> > These look too simple for Dylan as you describe him. There are
>> electronics kits for kids that allow them to build different things that
>> work, much like chemistry sets.
>> > If you have time, I'd suggest a trip to C'ville to the toy stores
>> Alakazam! or Shenanigans. They have wonderful, off-the-beaten-track
>> selections and would be able to make suggestions. And I'd be happy to go
>> with you; I love good toy stores.
>> >
>> >> On Oct 27, 2014, at 8:30 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I spent Sunday with my friend Shelia and her grandchildren.  Dylan has
>> >> just turned 6.  Recent evaluations have shown him with some behavior
>> >> issues but with visual/spatial/analytical skills far beyond his years.
>> >> He is passionate about airplanes and helicopters, showed my an
>> >> extensive portfolio of photos, art projects, diagrams of such that he
>> >> explained very clearly.  He has progressed from Duplos to Legos and
>> >> spent the afternoon assembling quite complex flying machines with tiny
>> >> little components.  I asked how he knew how to do them and he whipped
>> >> out the story-board type instructions and explained that you do the
>> >> number 1 picture, then the number 2 step and so on.  I was
>> >> flabbergasted since most adults I know can't or won't read and follow
>> >> instructions.  I tell you that the next time I have to set up
>> >> electronic equipment from the wretched pictorial instructions I'm
>> >> going to get him to do it.
>> >>
>> >> I'm looking for toys that would appeal to this budding geek for
>> >> Christmas.  Would you who are or who have raised this kind of kid make
>> >> some suggestions?  I did find this promising site:
>> >>
>> >>
>> https://www.fatbraintoys.com/toys/toy_categories/kites_planes_rockets/index.cfm
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Susan
>> >>
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