[Politicalmom]

My older daughter is six and a half. She spends maybe ten minutes "writing a letter". My son is eight. He has a great vocabulary, and is very articulate, but give him a pencil, and he is reduced to counting words trying to make his sentences longer.

I was a teacher, and I have NEVER known a child of seven to have a "journal" that they weren't forced to keep. : )

After all, how much deep and profound thinking does a normal child do? She sounds like a VERY lonely child to me.
A young child shouldn't have to tell things to a book, she should be telling her parents. My kids have motor mouths, although my daughter is a quiet, shy child. But with Mommy and Daddy, every thought spills out of her head like a waterfall.

I wonder what secrets poor Danielle had?

[Freedom2specul8]

Would you mind sharing info about gifted children at that age, especially with regard to writing skills?

[Rheo]

I wonder if that Boo story was just to make her seem more kid like and doing something other than reading and writing for 2+ hours on a Friday night?