Is my child G&T?

[elf7907]

she is 2 and a half years of age she remembers things we did over a year ago and who we were with also asking questions about where babies come from how is ice cream made where do chickens come from and the one that shocked me so much is how to spell my name and could i tell her hence she can now write her name help my first child im not sure what to do

lol believe me we do talk all day i love answering her questions for her and explaining things to her also listening to her singing to the musicals! As for showing her the world we have to sit and the top of the bus so she can see the trees and animals lol thank you for the advice cat 64 x

my mother in law keeps saying stuff i dont want to label her at all shes the best thing ever to happen to me but friends and family and strangers say stuff but im clueless as shes my only child and if she is i want to ensure that im doing the right things by her

G&T is a specific label that applies to the top 10% of any particular cohort of children (usually a class). There is a legal requirement to put this group on a register. Children can move on and off the register.

I don't think there is an actual 'condition' of 'being G&T' and I don't think it's very useful to use that term in the context of very small children who develop at vastly differing rates, and the main thing to do is enjoy them being small, and offer plenty of stimulating activities.

i have been told her speech and vocab is of a 5 to 6 yrs of age my a speech therapist as she has a lisp which they are certain she will grow out of

can she juggle?

thanks for all your help and advice im just gona carry on enjoying my little girl x

lol no she cant juggle can throw and catch though lol x

the thing is, children develop in 'spurts'. A good example is in my son's class - he was Mr Average at maths at the beginning of this year (Y4). His best friend was 'Mr Genius' at maths. But bf has plateaued, ds has had a major spurt and has overtaken his friend.

Had bf been labelled as 'G&T' at maths, what happens now? Is he no longer G&T?

That's why it's not a very helpful term, it can cause negative effects, and certainly with 2/3 year olds you can't tell what pattern development will take. Ds2 for example at age 3 had virtually no speech, now at 3.10 his speech is well within expected levels, with language comprehension above what's expected for his age.

You really don't need to 'do' anything - just let her explore the world!

thanks lily x

She sounds lovely. DD is the same age and very similar. I know lots of Mums of children of this age and it's utterly normal. In fact dd could tell you about reproduction in great detail (in different species too) before she was 2. She can write her name and recognise simple words, sound letters, explain evaporation, temperatures, freezing, energy states and on and on ad nauseum. She's just a sponge, as are all little 2yr olds and her specialist subject changes daily. Today she's learning to knit. She also remembers everything, stuff from well over a year ago, strange, inconsequential things that I'd forgotten about.

Enjoy it, they're fascinating.

Yes, probably. But it doesn't really make any difference to how you should treat or think of her and might not translate to later academic success either (though I reckon there's a good likelyhood it will).

Just continue doing what you do, follow her lead and enjoy her being little.

She is a typical 2 yr old who spends a lot of time with adults. She sounds lovely. Just enjoy her and don't worry.

i would like to thank you this was the best laugh i had had this wk it made coming on here well worth while as i only joined last night
chris

your daughter sounds inquisitive, happy and well stimulated, and i think you are right to enjoy that without worrying about labels. just keep doing what you are doing

with your first it can be tricky if others are telling you that theirs weren't this advanced at this age...does make you worry about how normal your child is! but coming here is a great way to realise that these things are in the ok spectrum for a normal, well-stimulated child and sometimes that is enough to reassure you xxxx

enjoy every minute xxx

oh dear if all this stuff is normal my DD must be below average!

I think the main point is that it doesn't much matter how gifted your child appears at this age as long as she has a happy life with people to talk to and who take an interest in her. If she does turn out to be unusually gifted in a longer perspective, there will be plenty of time to do something about it. And contrary to popular belief, being gifted doesn't always spell social exclusion or boredom and misery from understimulation: some children manage to combine great academic giftedness with great social talents and an almost unlimited capacity for finding their own stimulation, by reading or inventing things or building things.

So while it is never to early to enjoy your dd's giftedness, it is probably too early to worry about it. In fact, you may never need to worry about it.

At that age I was at school (yes, at 2 and a half) and able to write the alphabet and simple words and count to 100.

I was assessed as having an IQ of 152.

My IQ is now about the same as a long drink of water

Just enjoy her, there are loads of things I didn't get to do at that age (like art work and playing) as my parents were so keen on academic stuff.