How To Know If Your Child Is Gifted?
“Be ready to get a bunch of complaints from school”, Cally adds. “Not only for bad behavior, but also for not scoring well in class”. “If your child is so intelligent, why can’t she score a good grade?”, Leila’s teacher used to ask. That brings us to another important point. Gifted children are very intelligent but it is not necessary that this intelligence will translate into academic success. “I learnt to let Leila be the way she was. The key was to wait and watch how, when and where her intelligence transcends”. This sign is a sure shot way of recognizing a gifted child.
Do you know a really weird yet an amazing fact about gifted children? Experts say that they seem to have a keen ear for music or any other form of performing arts. At a very young they will astonishingly take to music like fish to water. Talent attracts talent, aye? Of course, this is not an exclusive way of recognizing a gifted child, but it’s definitely a very strong characteristic.
There’s one last thing about gifted children we want to tell you, friends. Over a period of time, if you realize that you have a gifted child, make sure you channel his/her energies in the right direction, otherwise the tables can turn on you. Make sure you inform your child’s teachers, family and other peers about his/her ‘gift’ so that there can be a harmonious development of your child’s abilities.
