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Characteristics of Smart Kids
There are lists of common characteristics of gifted and talented children. All children possess some of these traits to some degree. But, the smarter the kid, the more intense these traits become.
Check out the list to see if your children is on it:
COMMONLY IDENTIFIED CHARACTERISTICS OF TERRIFIC KIDS


Advanced Vocabulary
Constantly Questioning
Curious
Creative
Demanding of Justice and Fairness
Easily Bored
High Energy
Imaginative
Insightful into Cause and Effect Relationships
Intense
Keen Observer
Leadership
Perfectionist
Problem-Solver
Quick Mastery and Recall of Factual Information
Rapid Learner
Sense of Humor
Storehouse of Information
Uninhibited, Independent, Non-Conforming







Which Child is Your Child?
WHICH CHILD IS YOUR CHILD?

THE OUTSMARTER

When denied a Happy Meal your child says, I’m gonna cry until YOU cry!”



THE KID ON OVERDRIVE

After the first weeks of preschool, the teacher hands you a pile of blank accident reports and asks you to sign them in advance saying that she can't contact you every time your child gets injured AND teach, too!





THE HUMAN SEARCH ENGINE

Your young child says he knows he wants to go to college and study to be an engineer...but can he also take art classes and architecture classes and geology classes AND play the trumpet and football and lacrosse?



THE FUNNY, FUNKY KID

Your child can often be found wandering around the backyard in their favorite outfit...stark naked except for an orange bandana tied pirate-style around their head and a pair of cowboy boots.



THE PERFECTIONIST

After three failed attempts to create the perfect Mother's Day card, your child rips the carefully colored papers into a jillion tiny squares and drops them sadly in the trash.