10 Signs Your Child May Be Gifted

Many a proud mama and papa have deemed their tot advanced or ahead of the game , but most babies are onlt geniuses in their parent's eyes. However , some tots actually are branded as gifted . Is yours ? There are a few developmental guildlines that often inicate giftedness in children , so here are ten signs your child may be headed to the top of the classs.

1) Retains Infornation :

The term "in one ear and out the other " seems to apply to most children . Those who are a cut above when it comes to intelligence actually retain a wide variety of information and are able to recall it at a later time . An example from the National Association of Gifted Chhildren (NAGC) is: One six-year-old returned from a trip to the Space Museum  and reproduced an accurate drawing of a space rocket he had seen ."

2) Wide Spectrum of Interests :

Gifted kiddos display an interest in a wide variety of topics . They may like dinosuars one month , space the next month and so forth.

3) Writes and Reads Early :

 If your tot is a smarty pants , he / or she may be able to read and write early on and without having had any formal teaching .

4) Is Musically or ArtisticallyTalented :

 Children who display an unusual talent for music and / or art often considered gifted . Tots who can draw things to perspective , have perfect pitch , or display other higher perception of forms of  art usually fall into the gifted category .

5) Shows Periods of Intense Concentration :

 Children are not known for their long attention span , but gifted ones are able to have longer periods of intense concentration.

6) Has a Good Memory :

 Some gifted tots are able to remember things from when they were smaller . For example ; a two-year-old may remember and bring up  (unprovoked) an occurence from when he /or she was 18 months old.

7)Has an Advanced Vocabulary :

A tot who's early to speak  is a sign of giftedness alone , but if your little talker is using advanced vocabulary and sentence , then he / or she may be as bright you think , according to the NAGC , "Children at age two make sentences like : 'There's a doggie ' and ' a two-year-old who is gifted might say , "There's a brown doggie in the back yard and he's sniffing our flowers.

8) Pays Attention to Details :

 A gifted child has a keen eye for details . An older child may want to know specific details about how things work , while a younger child will be able to put away toys exactly where he got them from or notice if something has been moved from it's usual spot .

9) Acts as His/or Her own Critic :

 In general kids are not too worried about themselves  or others , unless their friend have something they want . Gifted kids are the opposite and are concerned with others , but are most critical of themselves.

10) Understands Complex Concepts :

Tots who are highly intelligent have the ability to understand complex concerts , perceive relationships , and think abstractly . They are able to understand problems in depth and think ab out solutions .