My oldest child is smarter than the average 2 year old. Everyone thinks she's older than she really is because she's tall and because her speech is so advanced. But I don't think of her as particularly gifted, just a little more advanced than other children her age.
Her five month old sister, on the other hand, seems to be incredibly intelligent... but I always chalked it up to a different personality than her sister's. She's extremely interested in books and is a very observant, always quietly watching everyone. She's meeting her milestones earlier too, but I wouldn't consider that to be a sign of giftedness. A girlfriend of mine said to me tonight, "she's going to be your kid that is reading at 2 1/2! She's your genius child." Well, I don't like labeling kids especially so early, but I've always felt there's something really special about this baby of mine. So that got me thinking... can you tell if a child is gifted at the tender age of 5 months? Or is that way too young?
2006-10-28
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