Being a child prodigy can be a blessing or a curse for your child, depending on how equipped you are to guide him.

It is not enough to know that your child is gifted; he needs to be trained for a brighter future. Being a gifted child means having ‘the ability to benefit from advanced learning material’. The word ‘gifted’ has been misappropriated often. We often hear that all children are gifted. This is true in a sense. However, the giftedness referred to here is being a prodigy. There are scientific ways to identify the gifted children in a classroom.

Gifted children have a need for higher levels of learning material. Regular books and pictures may not appeal to their intellect. They may find the texts incoherent and impersonal. Furthermore, they may be disappointed with the assessment systems in schools. As a result they may be bored or create a nuisance in the classroom. “For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them,” says mucisian Itzhak Perlman.

There are socio-emotional problems associated with gifted children. As a general rule, gifted children are prone to have problems. This becomes a greater problem for twice-exceptional learners. , “A twice-exceptional learner is one who both 1) has one or more special needs and 2) demonstrates above-age-level potential in one or more areas,” write Prof. Anitha Kurup and Ms. Amita Basu of The National Institute of Advanced Studies

Now, how can you help your little prodigy live a happy and successful life?

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