My daughter a prodigy?
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my oldest (just turned 3 a couple of months back) was able to change CDs in the tabletop CD player we had at 13 months and play his songs; by 18 months he can turn on the TV and change channels, and before 2 he could change DVDs to his Thomas the train movies and play/forward/reverse chapters. before he turned 3 he was on the internet at www.thomasandfriends.com and now at 3 he can turn my laptop on, log in (no password for his limited account), open FireFox and (it automatically loads thomas' website) has navigated the entire thomas website, played all the games, and mastered all the puzzles.
the kid speaks 2 languages (not fluent yet) and will speak a third once i start speaking to him in that 3rd language. i hope by the time he graduates high school he'll speak 4 or 5 languages fluently.
he's very normal
the kid speaks 2 languages (not fluent yet) and will speak a third once i start speaking to him in that 3rd language. i hope by the time he graduates high school he'll speak 4 or 5 languages fluently.
he's very normal
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I was in gifted classes until I switched to a school that didn't have them, so from 1st to 9th grade.
Your daughter sounds pretty average to me (for an asian kid)
The key is to make sure you find enough activities to keep that mind occupied and growing. There's nothing wrong with forcing her to become something great.
Like someone else said, intellegence like that if not focused or lead to a good path can become misled and wasted on stupid things.
Don't let her intellegence to go waste. Also buy a gun, she's so cute that soon you'll need it to keep the boys away.
Your daughter sounds pretty average to me (for an asian kid)
The key is to make sure you find enough activities to keep that mind occupied and growing. There's nothing wrong with forcing her to become something great.
Like someone else said, intellegence like that if not focused or lead to a good path can become misled and wasted on stupid things.
Don't let her intellegence to go waste. Also buy a gun, she's so cute that soon you'll need it to keep the boys away.
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Whatever you do, don't let her watch Baby Einstein videos 
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,...1650352,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,...1650352,00.html
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Originally Posted by kumainu,Oct 11 2007, 03:29 PM
Thanks! I will guide her to be a good, compassionate person, but professionally, she can go whatever route she'd want (with the exception of a few 
), meaning I won't force her to be a doctor, scientist, etc. She can do whatever'll suit her personality (again, with the exception of a few ).
), meaning I won't force her to be a doctor, scientist, etc. She can do whatever'll suit her personality (again, with the exception of a few ).
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Originally Posted by CKit,Oct 11 2007, 09:21 PM
Most of the "genius" people I went to school with wound up burnt out or "alternative" by the time they went to college. Most of the people I grew up with that eventually became doctors and lawyers were the ones who did "okay" but balanced well.
i agree, i'd rather have my kid only "bright" and well-rounded...but where can i find a doctor that is a "genius", regardless of social competency???