To think DD may be gifted?

[Foxtrot92]

DD has always been developmentally fast but tonight she has shocked me.

DD is 12 months old and has sat on the floor and emptied a tin of 25 sharpies. She then proceeds to put all the sharpies back in the tin but deliberately putting them colour lid up. She's turning the pens in her hand the right way up and when she puts one upside down, she pulls it out and puts it the right way up.

I'm

Wow. My 20m old farts then laughs

Soon to be FTM here and interested by the use of the word 'gifted' - what does this mean exactly? Bit shocked by the idea of a child being labelled 'gifted', as surely by default that means you'll have a whole of other children that are 'not gifted'... (and how does that feel for them)

Probably missing the point entirely here but not familiar with this terminology and it made me think.

Wait until she starts school and see what the teachers think. My son was really slow as a baby and my daughter was as quick as anything, but they're grown up now and he has a better job than her because he has more social skills.

Wait, is everyone just ignoring the "wear you like a blanket" kid??????? Tell me more, I must know!!!

I'm constantly exclaiming at the cleverness of my (developmentally extremely average IMrealisticO) dd (child no.3!). Told dh excitedly this evening that we had a three-word sentence today. Was the same with the others, who are preteens now. I just love watching their development unfold. If we think about where evolution has taken us, all humans are gifted. One of the reasons we have dc is the joy of watching that process of interacting with the world in the child's own way.

My 2,5 year old sings alphabet song. I was literally when I first heard it. Now I'm just "yes, go to sleep".

Not sure what the odds are of her being gifted, but I think you can definitely get your hopes up about her keeping a tidy room when she's a teenager!

My DD today managed to string together a sentence that was mostly grammatically correct. I was really impressed. She is 16 and I am told this is really unusual at this age. It's clearly taken it out if her as she hasn't risen from the sofa since.

She sounds lovely, enjoy her and encourage her interest in the world and don't worry about giftedness. If she turns out to be, support her and if she turns out not to be, support her.

However YABU to leave Sharpies in her reach. DS2 used a red sharpie to draw cat whiskers on his face. Baby wipes got most of it off but they still took a day or two to disappear completely.

Op. Hope,you're smiling at the gentle ribbing. The truth is she is too young to tell and you're a typical mummy who is in love with her child and her sheer awesomeness. Don't get hung up on whether she is a genius at this age, if she is, time will tell.

My daughter had eczema and a blotchy face, which she grew out of by a few months, she also had a natural Mohican and was rather podgy. Fuck me I thought she was the most beautiful baby to ever have graced this earth and couldn't quite get past just how gorgeous she was. ( and still is, but she actually really is now)

Doris

I was quite excited and proud when DS drew a fish at 23 months or something.
It turns out he's crap at drawing and doesn't like it at all.

She sounds like she has wonderful fine motor skills. Don't get carried away though. I was talking in sentences in Greek (next door neighbours were Greek Cypriots) and English and walking at 10 months. I'm 48 now and am no linguist.

DS likes fish, though. Particularly sushi.

Isn't that all normal for 12 month old girls ??🤔

Doris did she manage to do it without saying "like" about 10 times?! OP maybe your DD has OCD?

...when she puts one upside down, she pulls it out and puts it the right way up.

To be honest, OP, if she was gifted she wouldn't put them in upside down in the first place.

redsquirrel2 I just tune out the 'likes' so she sounds vaguely like a normal human

I would be wrapping the remote in several layers of sellotape, nothing more annoying than a broken remote, ( misses point)

She sounds very smart. I don't like the term "gifted" though. I have a very able DS (assessed in top 0.5 percent when he was 5). He was very slow to talk and is quite dyspraxic. But a couple of clues were, he could operate an old fashioned Jack in the box with a windy handle which you had to turn in the correct direction, when he was about 8 months. Then at about 13 months he could make a train track using wooden pieces that would form a complete circuit. And yes, having focus and concentration. He's 10 now and a maths whizz, but he chucks his clean clothes on the floor and doesn't always wipe his bum properly just like his slightly less able siblings 😊

Doris I feel your pain, I have a teenager too! When he was one he drank my collection of perfume samples and stuffed an entire box of tissues one by one out of the cat flap on a windy day. How I wished he'd just sat putting pens in a box!

Really envious of a tin of sharpies...

The 12 mo with sharpies has brought me out in a cold sweat at the thought. My own pfb was also incredibly advanced at this age, I thought. She appears not to have learnt a thing since and is distinctly behind in all areas. I know she's gifted in her own ways though

OP come back! I think most of us are impressed by your DC's skills at a year old but somewhat wary (and weary) of the talented/gifted label.

And I think most of us would say - just enjoy and encourage and help your DC explore. And don't push. Let her go at her own pace and mix with other DCs.

As sharp as a sharpie I'd say!