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IQ test for 4-5 yo

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Hai1988 · 10/08/2010 13:44

Does anyone know a website that may have one? Just out of interest

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mummydoc · 11/08/2010 16:23

don't know if you can to them like that, my dd2 has had 2 IQ tests , they have to be administered by a tester and these are ususally done by an educational pyschologist at this age. They are controversial in young children though.

tokengirl · 11/08/2010 19:37

careful of labelling.....even if you find one, if she's bright she'll understand already what you're doing and what it means. So although I'm as prone to 'my child is a genius' syndrome as the next anxiously competitive mother, it's not something I'd do. Just my view though :)

MathsMadMummy · 11/08/2010 20:45

online tests tend to be, to put it mildly, bollocks.

also agree about labelling... or at least it depends what you do with it. I was about 5 when I was tested, they recommend I go to a special (i.e. for gifted kids) school, but mum and dad said no, which was right IMO.

IndigoBell · 11/08/2010 21:52

Thing is, IQ tests are dodgy for everyone - not just little kids.

They also don't correlate to anything you'd want in life for your kid. I.e. A high or low IQ has no correlation with how happy you are, how confident you are, whether you have a fulfilling job, whether you have a loving relationship etc. etc. So it's a really meaningless statistic.

(There's a much better explanation in outliers.)

maverick · 11/08/2010 22:05

If you think a young child might be gifted, I suggest you contact Prof. Joan Freeman www.joanfreeman.com

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