Is a gifted child born or developed?

Although a few believe giftedness can be achieved through nurturing, the overwhelming consensus is that giftedness is present at birth, an inherited trait. Chances are very high that one or both parents of a gifted child, as well as siblings, are also gifted.

Should I tell my child they are gifted?

When parents acknowledge and show they’re comfortable with their own strengths and weaknesses, it helps children become comfortable with their own giftedness and areas of weakness. Using descriptive terms to label our children’s strengths helps them become more comfortable with those strengths.

When is a child considered gifted?

Giftedness is often defined as an intellectual ability linked to an IQ score of 130 or over. However, not all gifted children excel in an academic area. Some may display high creative, artistic, musical and/or leadership abilities relative to their peers.

What does it mean to be gifted or gifted?

Giftedness is often defined as an intellectual ability linked to an IQ score of 130 or over. However, not all gifted children excel in an academic area. Some may display high creative, artistic, musical and/or leadership abilities relative to their peers.

Can a gifted child become a troubled adult?

Whether or not you grew from a gifted kid into a troubled adult, then, is a matter of a bunch of factors, from your home life to the precise calibration of your talents.

Can gifted children live up to the label?

Dr. Freeman’s 2013 work, which surveyed gifted children over many years into adulthood, paints a wider picture; some people, she writes, “rose to the challenge of the label and thrived on it, while others felt they could never live up to the image.

Should gifted children be identified and served in the classroom?

I agree with Kelly. If the classroom allowed for each child to work at their own pace and ability, students wouldn’t “level out” as much. Until then, it remains vital that gifted children be identified and served, even if it means that ‘nurtured’ children are also instructed as if they were gifted.