Is Your Kid Gifted? Probably Not

[mumwgals]

breguet:

He read at 2 plus - like the whole Richard Scarry Best Nursery Rhyme book first, and then it continued. When I taught him phonics, his reading just suddenly gapped up literally from one week to the next. Then it was road signs - he was quite crazy about it wherever we went.

Wow, reading at 2plus is very advance.

When my elder gal learned to read on her own, she would read the labels on packaging & the road sign too. Whenever we were at the super market, she would read all the labels. She even requested to be left alone at a pet shop and stood there to read all the labels on the packaging. She would come back & tell us what ingredient is good for what purpose. :roll:

[metz]

Both my kids started reading early as well. Bear with me the bragging.


Shortly after he turned 3, my ds told me if we take \"F\" away from Flunch (a restaurant), we'd have \"lunch\"!

Here's a short clip of my girl reading at 3yr 2mth old. She finished the entire book within a short time. If you are wondering how long she practiced reading this book, sorry, zilch practices. This is not a book that she has been practicing to read.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOinU3KomI

We both think our kids are very smart (parents' pride) but not gifted.
*Wait a second, maybe they are? Anybody willing to sponsor them for gifted tests?

* This is only meant to be a jest. Please do not read too much into it. No hidden meaning intended.

[metz]

Fettuccine:

breguet:

...But then, where's the differentiation out there when everyone is so smart? Maybe therefore, being gifted doesn't quite matter ...


... Whatever method we use as a basis of interaction with our kids, so long as they are happy and well adjusted, they're better able to learn and to find their own passion in life.

I couldn't agree more. One thing for sure, my kids are just average school going kids. As long as they are happy, well brought up and continuously learning positively all the time (we all are), I'm quite content with it.

This can't be more true for us. Indeed, especially after my gal's recent encounter with Kawasaki Disease, I strongly believe that Health comes before anything. As long as they are healthy, happy kids and have a passion for life, there's nothing else more that I would ask for.

[breguet]

Hi Chamonix,


Wow! And on the Kawasaki Disease bit, so sorry to hear, but I'm glad she's fine now. I would have been so scared, as you must have been.

On this topic of helping our kids, this is an old video that is very inspiring to me. My boy isn't very artsy, but what an eye opener! It's quite old, so I hope not too many of you have seen it.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

Enjoy!

[Shera]

Hi Chamonix,


Sorry to hear that your child got the Kawasaki Disease. To me, every child is very precious to us. As the cost of living is rising rapidly in Singapore, we are more prone to give birth lesser children as a result.

No matter if my baby is gifted or not, so long he is positive, healthy, alert and motivate to find out things around him will suffice for now.

[Celyw]

ChiefKiasu:

jedamum:

My personal favourite verse...


I tried to teach my child with books.
He gave me only puzzled looks.

I tried to teach my child with words.
They passed him by often unheard.

Despairingly I turned aside.
\"How shall I teach my child?\" I cried.

Into my hand he put the key.
\"Come,\" he said, \"play with me.\"
...

It's so beautiful...

yes make me want to go home immediately to play with my DS as he always said that to me... \"mumm, come play with me\" :oops: