Do you need to be able to use the word "arrogant" at the age of two?

[Lilymaid]

Today's little genius, care of the Daily Mail

Gist from reading this is that the kid is brighter than the adults involved

My ds & dd could do all that and more.My ds new what DNA did at 2.Does this mean they are genius dc's! That mensa test is rubbish

DD could do so much of what is described on here.

She was counting to 10 and a bit further at 20 months - our lift was out of order and we used to count the steps in 10s, so she learnt. Then a couple of months later she could actually count objects, rather than recite numbers.

At 18 months she had fluent conversations, using whatever terminology had been exposed to.

She cruised at 5 months, walked at 10 months,

She knew the odd words in French and Italian - because we'd been there and she picked it up. She was 16 months when she learnt the odd Italian word.

Could go on...

BUT - DD is not a genius. She just was, and still is, a chatterbox and into everything - a bright, alert, inquisitive child NOT a genius!

I think my DD2 must have crashed and burned at the grand old age of 4. By two she knew words like intestines and oesophagus because she love a book about the human body (in the same way that loads of kids know all the dinosaur names at that age). She knew her colours, and was good at scathing comments and answering back (think that came from a teenage sister!).

At her 2 year check the health visitor drew a face and asked what it was - DD said "a circle with some eyes on" - she then drew curly hair and asked what that was - "more circles on top of the circle" was DD's response. Health visitor gave up and said, "what's that on top of your head?" - "A hair clip" was her bemused reply!

Now she is 4, she unfailingly puts her Crocs on the wrong feet. Intellectual burn-out....

Hmm, what I found odd was that there was no mention of this little girl reading. Such a bright child would surely have just absorbed words and letter knowledge from exposure around her siblings and the environment?
Proud mummy moment I know but my dd is nearly 3 and reading at about 6.5 - 7 year old level (no, she hasn't been formally tested but comfortably reading oxford reading tree stages 8-10, level 4-5 puddle lane etc and anything else she gets her hands on!) and she is not gifted (although obviously has a flair for language). And before I get shouted down, please be nice to me, yes my dd does and loves all the usual 2 year old things - playdough, dressing up, puzzles, brio, the park, swimming and splashing in puddles etc. She learnt her letter sounds from playing with an alphabet playtray type toy and just took off. So it did surprise me that there was no mention of reading in the news article...
I feel sorry for the mum who's getting riddiculed as, ok, maybe it was not the wisest thing to do in getting her daughter's IQ tested but most parents worry about their children's education (No idea what the schools are like in Aldershot ) Her comments seem down to earth and she isn't claiming she's a genius - She's probably horrified now its all over the paper like that. I'd die of embarrassment if I was the mum....
And I also know of quite a few other children achieving similarly to Georgia (who are also lovely little children )

"Georgia, who is at nursery school, was also able to tell the difference between pink and purple - a skill which most children learn at primary school age."

Eh? My DTS are 3yo 4months and they have been able to tell the difference between pink and purple for quite a while. I would not class them as gifted in terms of IQ but they are gifted to have me as their mother.

And evidently it is a skill Joan Freeman has not yet developed, because if you read the article, it says that Dr F complimented Georgia on her pink skirt, and the little girl replied that it was purple. So Joan is obviously still confused about the two colours. Maybe that is why she was so impressed.

Well spotted!

But to be charitable to Doc Freeman, she was probably testing The Gifted Child

Btw I must be slow at the mo but what is the Matilda connection? I thought Matilda was the worst witch in the school? [scratching head icon].

Ok it was Mildred. Similar .

gawd
my 2 year old could do all this and then some
well, maybe not the circle bit, and she didn't start walking 'til about 11 months

slow news day
must dash off and call mensa now ...

bookwormmum - think it was referring to Roald Dahl's Matilda.

OT girl ditto I also thought that
Ds was reading ably before his 3rd birthday too...

My son crawled at 5 months, walked at nine months was talking at 18 mths, was gifted and talented musically. Could swim at 2 yrs ride a bike etc. He is 17 years now dropped out of school at 14. Lost interest completely. Left with no exam results even though he was in the gifted and talented. This means nothing!!!!!!! There is a long way to go yet. I don't think that this measures intelligence.

Oh dear oh dear. I am so not one of the posters on mumsnet who hates even the mention of G&T but this is really sad. Why take a two year old to a ed psych? Why join Mensa (is she going to go to all the meetings and chat to the aged members!?!?)

Poor girl. She looks really sweet and pretty. I am all for celebrating if your child is showing signs of being bright but joining Mensa, and telling the world via the Daily Mail.....well....

I am wondering if this girl is still a genius? There is no mention of here anywhere on the net.

My niece could talk for England age 2, 9 and win an argument!) could like most little girls distinguish many colours. She did averagely well at school, is now 20 and has a great job gained, not from her academic achievements but because she has great social skills (gift of the gab)!

In contrast, my poor ds was not even speaking at 2 - but could solve an A level Maths problem at 10.
He is 16 now. I don't think he can tell the difference between pink and purple still and occasionally puts his shoes on the wrong feet (laziness).

What a story!

Surely the parents just joined Mensa for bragging rights. I can’t see the advantages for her at that age.

Just saw age of this thread lol

Tomorrow, I am just curious what happens to gifted toddlers when they reach a school age. Usually there is an article about such toddler and then we never hear about them again.

Would definitely be interesting tbh.