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Hi, Parents are the primary drives, who help their children develop good characters, attitude and behavior. Smarter and wiser children are invaluable assets to any parents. However, they may need to tag the label of "smartness and intelligence" to a basket of other indispensable and positive attributes like humility, mannerism, good behavior, nice attitude and discipline. Children model themselves based on what they see and hear. A child could be a mirror image of his or her parents. Parents have a lot to do when it comes to orient their children towards greatness. I recently came across a great book, Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior and Character in 5 Days, written by Dr. Kevin Lehman. Yes, smartness and intelligence are mandatory for your children's success. When you add the characters of good attitude and behavior, you can have great children who will be liked and adored by everyone around them. Thought for today: Best Regards, Please visit our sponsor ad web site below. Thanks to our sponsor for keeping this a free newsletter. Raising Smarter and Intelligent Children Parental Techniques for Raising Intelligent and Smarter Children Q1: My son is now 13 months old and since he was born people (family and strangers) have commented that he is a very bright boy. Well my husband and I just thought it was normal whatever his development milestones are but realized he might be showing signs of giftedness..... A: Your detailed description definitely places your son in the gifted range. He has definitely demonstrated some very distinct characteristics of gifted children. A gifted child is born gifted; a bright child can be nurtured to be brighter, but not gifted. I believe your son to be gifted and from now on you have a lot of work to do to help him develop his potential to the maximum...Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Gifted vs Bright here. Q2: My husband and I wonder if our 5 year old is gifted. She has always had an imagination that is by far more than just an imaginary friend. She has had several "friends" at a time from the time she was 2 1/2 if not before. At the age of 3 she would tell us names that didn't sound familiar almost foreign and then say they were from various countries such as India. Then she developed an entire imaginary family but she would use words like "my imaginary mama or imaginary brother" and so on...Should I have her tested so that I can gear her schoolwork around her abilities. As with most curriculums, her year this year has started with review. She is totally bored with it. Should I move on and just skip repetitive learning? I don't want to hinder her or not push her to her full ability. Any advice? A: Your daughter clearly demonstrates distinct qualities of gifted children, that too in the higher range. It is excellent that you have noticed her gifts and are working towards nurturing them. A little bit on imaginary friends. This is indeed a positive part of growing up for any child. It is a sign of vivid imagination and especially for gifted children...Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Gifted and Highly Imaginative here. Q3: I have this friend that was diagnosed with a mild intellectual disability; she was put in special classes. When she was a kid she used to go to a French school and she did exceptionally great there but when she came to an English school she did poorly in all subjects comparing to when she was in a French school because she couldn't understand the language. But when she got into high school she did really well she even got a prestigious English award in grade 10...I want to know if she's gifted and also have a disability. And if she's gifted could she have this disability? And can you be gifted and also fail courses too. A: Your friend certainly needs help and I believe that she may not be getting the necessary help she needs for sometime now. It is not clear about the mild intellectual disability that you mentioned, as it does not appear that she has cognitive disabilities. Or perhaps misdiagnosed due to a learning disability that she may have had that went undiagnosed. From what you described, she is definitely linguistically gifted ... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Emotional Issues and Giftedness here.
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