5 year old impulse control

[sunny02]

My daughter is brilliant.  She can read at a 6th grade level and she is only five.  She gets into trouble at school for impulsive behavior (calling out, not listening, leaving the line,defiance).  She does not have hyperactivity as her attention can be sustained.   She can be in trouble and still do something she shouldn't.  When asked why, she responds "I don't know." I truly believe her - she does no think through things before she acts.  Just recently she got in trouble for allowing two other children (girls) to kiss her in the bathroom.  Although she was got trouble after she was sent to bed, she was playing with toys while in bed.  When asked "Why?" She responded "I don't know".  My husband and I are distraught.  All we hear is how smart and brilliant she is, but has these behavioral issues.  How can we help her?

[Encephalomalcia]

She could be bored at school and that is why she is acting out.  Smart children are hard to raise.  My first born now 11 was extremely advanced for her age.  She was correcting my grammar at age 3.  She just amazed everyone.  She, however, was hard to raise.  I went to a seminar which spoke of smart children and what they are like and what parents go through and the seminar was absolutely correct.  My daughter now has outgrown her energetic behavior and is a good kid and somewhat easy now.  It took a lot of patience and understanding.  Perhaps there is a seminar that you can attend in your area.  It really helped me to understand and know that I was not alone.  

[margypops]

A lot of children respond with "I dont know" and I dont think they do have an answer so perhaps it could be phrased differantly ask her specific questions about her behavior. and actually if the school is dealing with it and she doesnt do it at home maybe it isnt a big problem,perhaps she doesnt know and simply reacts on impulse,.The kissing could have been a couple of little girls being affectionate why was that a problem?I dont see any difficult behavior issues here ,only normal childhood behavior.