Your Child May Be Gifted
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- Category: Society
- Published on Wednesday, 29 June 2011 06:00
Most mums and dads ask the same burning question. Is my child gifted? As a parent you will want the best for your child and every parent knows that in their eyes their children are special and unique.
However, recognizing a gifted and talented child is not always easy. Many factors may hide the abilities.
Usually gifted child shows academic abilities like maths and literature (English). Those children who have practical skills in a filed like sport, music, creative or art.
Gifted children can be identified by recognizing that they are more advanced highbrow than their own age group.
If it’s your child gifted, how would you identify? Here are the some indications.
* Particularly gifted children have ability to read and write in early age without any proper teaching.
* Most gifted children can mainly retain several of information and recalled it with all the details later on.
* Many gifted children have highly developed verbal skills. They can use complete sentences and have an advanced vocabulary.
* The gifted children often prefer to spend time with older children or adult company.
* They have wide variety of interests; they may develop an interest in space one month and fishes the next.
* Remarkable power of concentration. They can concentrate for longer periods than other children their ages.
* Gifted kids sometimes have extraordinary memories. They can surprise you with detail memory of incident that has taken place long time ago.
* They have attention to details and usually very keen eye for all that details.
* They can show compassion and concern others. Many gifted children display initially concern feelings and needs for others.
* A gifted child shows interest in complex issues and enjoys solving complex problems.
