Characteristics of gifted children

Today, people on the trend of an expanded definition of genius, think that all those creative and special abilities of children are geniuses. So you tell when your child is a genius, whether or not he (she) age, good you should carefully review the following factors. However, keep in mind that not all gifted children at the same time with all of these features.

Curiosity: observe child have persistent spirit, often have a lot of questions, issue the question whether logic is very strong and like curiosity, do you have a keen sense of observation and faster learning.

Memory: observation of children is a very good memory, if I can remember a lot of different information, whether there is a broad, changes of interest.

Advanced thinking capability: to observe the children strong exploration and problem solving skills, is a complex understanding of the concept, whether it is analysis of the relations of things, whether the abstract and summarize, can make creative of relevant programmes, also has the very strong ability to conduct criticism and self-thinking.

Language ability: to observe the child\'s language expression to see whether he can use complex words very early, whether it can be a very small story restatement and events in vivid detail.

Precocious puberty: observe children in physical, intellectual precocity, learn how to walk, talk and read earlier, whether in a context (such as music) demonstrate a special interest or potential.

Attention: to observe the children are more dedicated than their peers, able to concentrate for longer periods of time, always adhere to the directions and objectives, are often highly concentrated energy.

Social maturity: observe children tend to keep older kids and adults, there is his mature social communication than you expected.

Humor: observation of children with a strong sense of humor, whether more insight than his children, can experience a subtle humor in the situation.

In addition to you because your child is gifted and exciting indeed, remember that gifted children also have their problems. They may feel different, causing the children have a sense of occlusion, loneliness, lack of normal social interaction. If unrealistic pressure, they may find it difficult to accept their own shortcomings and problems, success will be unrealistic to expect too much and fails, there will be reaction was too strong.

In addition, sometimes parents are also easy to some pressure on the children, too expect success and progress for children, too much importance to education, to the neglect of children in the other aspects of life. Parents are also easy to forget sometimes, emotional development and mental development is not always synchronized. A boy genius of 9 may in algebra class on a job well done, but when play was a 9 year old children in the playground.