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why would you teach a child of 2 capital cities in teh first place?

I thought it was going ot be something exciting then.

sorry for letting you donw.

A mum in my ds's class at school has got KS1 sats past papers for him to practise with already. The boy only turned 5 at the beginning of the month.

Thing is, she'll have forgotten them all by the time she's 5!!

DB used to know the name of dozens of aeroplanes and cars and dinosaurs when he was that age, but he's forgotten them now.

I used to teach my mindees the names of all the plants in my garden too. Including a ostiospernum (so not the right spelling!) It was hilarious to here them tell their mums, but I doubt they remember them now.

I predict she will be taking her A-levels before she is 8, doing a PhD by 12, then teenage hormones will kick in and the rebellion will start and she will end up taking a minimum-wage job just to piss off her parents!

DP and I were discussing this Mensa thing. Do you think it actually helps in any way? I mean, you could put it on your CV, but would anyone be impressed? Or would they think 'what a ponce'?

Oh is that the child with the brains of Carol Vorderman?
I think I will teach my dcs some random mathematical and geographical facts and then get the Daily Mail round.

Mensa have different rules for Children. DH was a member at 15 but two kids and a mind numbing office job later i doubt he'd make the grade now .

Carol Vorderman got a third. And she endorses stupid consolidation loans on the tv. I would be disappointed if my child had the brains of Carol Vorderman.

Am trying to teach DD our phone number. Wonder if this will make her a genius

But my DD3 seems very perceptive and intelligent for a 3yo compared to her peers.

That is hard enough to stimulate her adeuqately (and she is in no way gifted and talented)...yet I wouldn't dream o fteaching her the things quoted in that article.

I don't think memorising stuff is very stimulating anyway. I'm a bit at this child's parents. Unless said child really really wanted to memorise that stuff, but don't kids normally prefer to memorise dinosaurs or pokemon?

I'd like to see how they tested her. My DS (same age) has been able to count to 50 since he was about 18-ish months old, but they all have amazing memories, don't they? We're the decrepit ones with brains like dried-out swine food.

DS can also 'read' the days of the week in a list - because he recognises the first letters of each word.

She's very cute, but the article hasn't convinved me that she's exceptional.

Disagree with you Trilly, about memorising - DS has always loved memorising anything.

I challenge you to tell a 2-yo boy that memorising the names, colours and names of every bloody Thomas the Tank Train is not stimulating.

Don't you have a job app to do MrsMerrysummat?

Ha, that's nothing. My 3 year old DD is currently replicating a DNA double helix with her building blocks even as I type.

Um, or building a somewhat cackhanded tower for her animals.

Feck off! Stop stalking me!

Actually, I've been rescued by the hour - time to do the nursery pick-up. Think it'll be bangers and mash for dinner again; my loss of will to live has also killed my appetite for cooking. Shan't be buying from Tescos though (see earlier thread)

But that's exactly what I mean MrsMH - kids memorise kid stuff. Not capital cities.

(cute picture though)

Ds (2 years and 4 months) can recite huge chunks of The Gruffalo and picks hidden vegetables out of cottage pie with staggering dexterity - off to phone MaxClifford the local paper now !

Ds (2 years and 4 months) can recite huge chunks of The Gruffalo and picks hidden vegetables out of cottage pie with staggering dexterity - off to phone MaxClifford the local paper now !

Whereas his mother can't work a computer correctly !

Yeah...but Trilly, it's SO BLOODY DULLLLLLL!!!

"Elise's parents correctly identified that she is an exceptional child. They now realise they have an interesting challenge on their hands as she grows up. "

hmmm yes interesting challenge indeed...send em to mn

My DD knew all the train's colours, numbers and names from Thomas The Tank Engine.[applies for university grant]

i don't think there's one country that my dad couldn't tell you the capital of. was the way he was taught in the 30s .

by two my ds could memorise all the tube stations, very useful.