How to raise a gifted child
A Life / / December 19, 2019
What you need to know to help your child develop the ability of talented and not deprive him of his happy childhood.
Valeria Obydenkova
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Who is a gifted child?
For each parent his child - special, and every achievement seems to be something significant, but up to three years to talk about the talents early. But in 4-5 years it is already possible to notice certain abilities: if your child ahead of their peers in any area, you should look at it more carefully success.
The future Olympic champion may differ a great coordination, opera singer - the ability to accurately reproduce music, engineer or programmer - a penchant for design or, on the contrary, the desire to understand any thing, to understand how it working.
Watch the kid on the playground and at home, ask grandparents and educators in kindergarten. Children intuitively prefer occupations that they do better than others. In psychology, this is called an addiction.
At what age and how to develop abilities?
Talent can doze off for quite some time, especially if the child has no opportunity to express themselves: the kid who never held in the hands of colors, is unlikely to be painter. Therefore, the main task of the parents of the preschool child - not so much to develop the ability of many to create an environment for their natural appearance.
Give the child the opportunity to try their hand at different fields.
Travel, go to museums, craftsmen, visit circles and sections, but do not insist, if after a few lessons a child lose interest in them. The more he tries, the more likely that sooner or later there will an occupation that will awaken the slumbering abilities. Eyes lit up? So you're on the right track!
However, do not go too far. The nervous system of children is not adapted to the consumption of large amounts of information and can not cope with the excessive load. In this case, you get the opposite effect - a complete loss of interest in any activity.
What is necessary for the development of abilities?
So, your child has a pronounced ability to: music, drawing, math, sports, or any other occupation. They look like a gem that requires cutting. This is what helps to give a natural data decent shape.
Orderliness and regularity
It is said that success is only a quarter of the talent, and the rest - it hard work. You can move a little, the main thing - do it all the time: even small steps can lead to big successes over time.
Good teacher
Competent mentor is very important for any child, but for the gifted - especially. This is not easy to find, for example, a talented young athletes in search of a good coach is sometimes necessary to move to another city or even country. But the propensity for mathematics, computer science or languages these victims do not require: even if your side is not found worthy teachers can engage in remotely via video. This service is offered as private tutors, and educational projects.
Sensitivity and understanding
Remember that talent should serve as a child, and not vice versa. Therefore, focusing on the development of abilities, do not bring children's feelings and needs of the victim. Listen carefully to your child, organize classes according to age, take care of the rest. Be sure to question his genius - perhaps he will tell you how to make classes more interesting, effective and enjoyable.
What you need to know about teaching gifted child?
Life of a talented child almost never does not fit into the usual scenario, which means that parents must first be work on the adoption of the "features" of his child, because even the most gifted children in need of care, support and unconditional parental love.
Be prepared for problems with their studies at school or, on the contrary, the fact that the curriculum will be for the young genius too "tight."
In the first case it is not necessary to scold the child for poor grades, better help him understand the obscure topics. Show common sense, do not require a thorough knowledge of all things: to him who sits for hours easel, not terrible trio of mathematics and the future programmer quite able to do without the five of music.
In the second case, it makes sense to think about individual learning. Many schools boast the students are going to meet the parents and make personalized educational program, but even if you have been denied - it does not matter. Home schooling is not as difficult as it seems at first glance.
Externship - it is a way for athletes who spend a lot of time at the training camp, and for the children, who make a career in film and show business. Remember the "Harry Potter"? Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint had to learn right on the set. And ordinary child may well learn externally, to avoid all "pobochek" full-time schooling.
What mistakes should not be allowed?
Talent and labor of love - an important part of the lives of gifted children, but it should not be the only one. Even the most capable child - it's just a child who needs to communicate with friends, walking, sports, entertainment and the opportunity to indulge in a little bit. If excessive focus on developing capabilities and eliminate the simple joy of children, very soon, you can get complete loss of interest and unwillingness to do what he likes.
And one more advice to parents of gifted children: respect the ability of their children, but do not give out their peers, if you do not want to grow arrogant zaznayku. It is not necessary to compare children with each other, it is better to pay attention to the child's personal progress.
Good luck in the education of geniuses!