I'm not saying my son is a genius or anything but I am noticing some differences between him and my older DD.
He just seems really switched on in a way she wasn't / isn't. He notices a lot of things and he is able to speak in quite long/ complex sentences. Also you can have a proper back and forth dialogue with him. I know that's not unusual for his age.
Today I noticed he was playing a game and able to put three letter words in the correct order.
He just seems really aware of things. I bought a globe maybe 3 moths ago and I must have showed them both where the UK is and explained that's where we live. I randomly picked it up and asked him where he lives and he pointed at the UK. Maybe someone else showed him a few more times or something and I didn't realise but my 4 and a half year old didn't know, although I've showed her quite a few times.
His behaviour is pretty ' bad ' in terms of tantrums and I'm getting reports from nursery that he can be quite a handful. But at the same time he is pretty clever. I want to channel his energy in the right way. Maybe he's bored out of his mind or something and that's why he's testing boundaries ?
Anyone know a child like this ? He's probably not even that clever, it's just that my DD wasn't and isn't like him at all. She's doing well at school though ( reception, so early days ) but she's started reading so I think she's on track.
He recognises roads, car brands and just generally always noticing things and pointing them out. My DD just didn't / doesn't care about things like that.