How do you find out your childs IQ?

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I home eductae now because my dd is very bright, but how do you find out a childs IQ? Is there an online test? Do schools offer one?
Just out of interest really.

ohhh I loved Wizard of Earthsea. Ges was my first crush. How sad and nerdy is that?????

apologies also for crap and unrealistic 1600's speech

hey nonny nonny

DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!

MB - snap - I adored Ged too.

Ladies, you are scaring me....Are you currently looking at DH's book collection? (ah, no, you missed out Mervyn Peake )

Oddly enough he has an 'exceptionally' high IQ. And he has an exceptionally low wage to show for it . Give me an entrepeneur anytime, sigh....

LOL.

There were 3 blokes interested in me at Uni. I managed to pick the only one of the thre who didn't end up a millionaire! LOL

MI - I take it your DH is an Anne McCaffrey fan. There is nothing wrong with that. Many people of exceptionally high intelligence read her books. Sometimes they reread them many times.

Some of the kids at school with the weakest 'academic' skills, are fantastic team leaders, motivators, and entrepreneurs. Every week we uncover some little racket selling cans of pop, or biscuits, or mars bars or something. Or taking orders for a kebab shop at lunchtime ...!?

I do actually find it fascinating, because most of the 'bright', studious kids would not think of such enterprise.

Quite!

People interested in the concept of IQ should look at the work of Howard Gardener, and his theory of multiple intellegences.

IMHO, far more relevant than IQ

Yep, multi-intelligences is really interesting. However I thought EQ was now more important than IQ.

Ds has a very high IQ as tested by Ed Psych, but isn't overly keen on school.

MB!! lol

I have done those online iq tests and score higher than dp!
He is a vet and very clever dontcha know and I ( like your dh) got a fabulous PASS at university!
I think your dh would agree with me that maybe we are on a slightly higher plane than most and dont need qualifications to justify our intellect!!!!!!

LOL, I'm sure he would

I don't know much about IQ tests for children, but I know that when they did the 'Test the Nation' thing on TV, I did well on the working out percentages questions because I do this kind of thing everyday at work, not because I am inherently good at working out percentages.

Look at brain.com (or something ike that) they have free online IQ test. Have to say though that there are dif ones and having done a number, I have had a range of 15 points between the dif results!! Shows that some tests simply suit dif types/styles of intelligence.

ds had children IQ tests when he was beijg tsted for dyslexia. He scored in top 2 per cent. But sadly, his spelling and 4 years behind his peers and, consequently, hates school with a passion, is totally lacking in confidence and very demotivated. I doubt he'll pass any exams. G and T? I'd settle for a child who doesn't cry at the end of every school holiday because he's so upset about having to go to school...

KerryMum - I think it was the detail that she's home educating because her dd is very bright that might have set the tone of the replies. Also some good points made about the value or not of IQ testing. I thought the making fun was of adults personally known to other posters - and that's OK.

?I thought the making fun was of adults personally known to other posters - and that's OK.?

NO, IT?S NOT OK!! This is a public place, not Cod?s personal playground. I find her comments hugely offensive, not at all constructive and not funny.

I apologise if mine was one that caused offense but my son has an IQ of 150 but he isnt good at english and cries every day because he hates school

I would love to teach him from home but I think his social skills are already behind I dont want to make it worse

mensa do a test at the centres around the country but you do have to pay

I'm afraid I can't read Cod's comments. I still don't see a problem with people making fun of their DHs.

Seriously now

You need an educational psychologist and you will need to pay to go private.

DS was assessed on a variety IQ scale when he was 9 - one of his fathers best friends is an ed psych and did it informally when they stayed for a weekend (without my knowledge I knew he was smart, IQ is of little relevance on it's own there fore of limited use to a parent)

roisin - agree - my brother is dyslexic and has almost no qualifications but has the most fantastic people skills - he actually talked a guy into selling him a flat for 2/3 of it's market price - there's more than one way to get on in the world...

point number one: I have NEVER understood why it is such a crime on Mumsnet to say your child is bright. I've been caught in that trap on here before.

Point number two: Sniff, I would worry if my child cried every day being sent to school. You may think that home ed won't help his social skills, but in my book, insisting he attends a place he really hates every day is more likely to cause damage. I've considered home ed, but haven't taken the plunge yet simply because ds does actually enjoy going to school.