Signs of genius or extremely bright toddler - NOT a "humble brag" as I am not related to the child!

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Anonymous wrote:Of course you are the parent. If you were really a former daycare teacher, you would know that this is not really anything completely off the charts. Lots of very verbal kids do this by 17/ 18 months, as do kids who grow up to love to read and write. But not exactly a sign of "genius."

I'm sure she's very cute, too, mom.

Whatever. Believe as you wish but I will correct you on what daycare teachers know. I have never encountered a child this verbal and communicative in my years teaching daycare and as a daycare teacher, I was one of the very few who actually had a college degree. Most had the taken the 12 credits on line needed for most franchised daycare centers in my state.

Really? Because I taught at a "fancy" preschool in NYC for over a decade and this is a normal, bright kid.

OP clearly stated she worked in a daycare and not a preschool. She is asking if her charge is exceptionally bright because she has never encountered a child this verbal or bright before.


So many bitter and/or obtuse women on this forum.

Do you mean kids in full time daycare come from families that produce less bright children then kids in part time preschool programs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course you are the parent. If you were really a former daycare teacher, you would know that this is not really anything completely off the charts. Lots of very verbal kids do this by 17/ 18 months, as do kids who grow up to love to read and write. But not exactly a sign of "genius."

I'm sure she's very cute, too, mom.

Whatever. Believe as you wish but I will correct you on what daycare teachers know. I have never encountered a child this verbal and communicative in my years teaching daycare and as a daycare teacher, I was one of the very few who actually had a college degree. Most had the taken the 12 credits on line needed for most franchised daycare centers in my state.

Really? Because I taught at a "fancy" preschool in NYC for over a decade and this is a normal, bright kid.

OP clearly stated she worked in a daycare and not a preschool. She is asking if her charge is exceptionally bright because she has never encountered a child this verbal or bright before.


So many bitter and/or obtuse women on this forum.

My problem is that she's being disingenuous about it. She claims to be an experienced, educated daycare teacher and yet has to ask if she's bright? It doesn't add up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Reading at age two is iq 140. Full sentences at age 12 mons. I see a truck it brings the mail. For example. People never believe that.

Where is this stat from?? I was reading at age 2 according to my mother, father and doting aunt, yet I do not have a 140 iq! (I am smart but "average smart")

Lots of unsubstantiated opinions...But seriously, look at Deborah Rufs, five levels of giftedness. http://www.talentigniter.com/ruf-estimates
She has a bit for toddlers too. That, and www.Hoagiesgifted.org will provided helpful information in assessing this child. One thing to note is advanced/early verbal skills can indicate giftedness. However, the absence of such skills does not mean a child is not gifted.

[Anonymous]

She sounds just like my oldest, also a girl. She is now a very bright 8 year old who, while admitted to AAP in Fairfax County, is certainly not a genius. She does have amazing communication skills and adults are constantly commenting on her maturity, poise and self awareness. Keep working with her on a level that seems appropriate and you will be on the right track.

Something else to consider - how are her small and gross motor skills? I ask because typically at this age kids tend to excel in certain areas while only being average or lagging behind in others. My DD was small for her age and was hesitant to challenge herself physically because she was scared or unsure, e.g. riding a balance bike, climbing, etc. My son, on the other hand, hardly had and words at 17 months yet had abs of steel, could lift his own body weight and balance on a moving skateboard! I would make sure you pay attention to her growth in all areas and engage her in a wide range of developmentally appropriate activities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reading at age two is iq 140. Full sentences at age 12 mons. I see a truck it brings the mail. For example. People never believe that.

Where is this stat from?? I was reading at age 2 according to my mother, father and doting aunt, yet I do not have a 140 iq! (I am smart but "average smart")

Lots of unsubstantiated opinions...But seriously, look at Deborah Rufs, five levels of giftedness. http://www.talentigniter.com/ruf-estimates
She has a bit for toddlers too. That, and www.Hoagiesgifted.org will provided helpful information in assessing this child. One thing to note is advanced/early verbal skills can indicate giftedness. However, the absence of such skills does not mean a child is not gifted.

this doesn't seem scientifically based.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course you are the parent. If you were really a former daycare teacher, you would know that this is not really anything completely off the charts. Lots of very verbal kids do this by 17/ 18 months, as do kids who grow up to love to read and write. But not exactly a sign of "genius."

I'm sure she's very cute, too, mom.

Whatever. Believe as you wish but I will correct you on what daycare teachers know. I have never encountered a child this verbal and communicative in my years teaching daycare and as a daycare teacher, I was one of the very few who actually had a college degree. Most had the taken the 12 credits on line needed for most franchised daycare centers in my state.

Really? Because I taught at a "fancy" preschool in NYC for over a decade and this is a normal, bright kid.

OP clearly stated she worked in a daycare and not a preschool. She is asking if her charge is exceptionally bright because she has never encountered a child this verbal or bright before.


So many bitter and/or obtuse women on this forum.

My problem is that she's being disingenuous about it. She claims to be an experienced, educated daycare teacher and yet has to ask if she's bright? It doesn't add up.

OP is no more a nanny than I am.

She's a FTM clearly enraptured by her toddler. No one is judging that; we were all there once.

It's just hilarious that she thinks we believe she's the nanny. For one thing, no nanny that I know has this kind of time to hang out on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

I read at 3, and my IQ is 165. Does not always make for a happy life. I had coordination problems and was awkward socially when young. Be careful what you wish for. The extremely gifted are no more neurotypical than the intellectually impaired.

[Anonymous]

This must be my nanny posting. Every day I get home to "wow Larla is so brilliant! Today she *did normal development thing*! And I'm like, well all the others kids at that age are doing that too.

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Anonymous wrote:I am only the nanny.

My seventeen-month-old charge truly amazes me. She is speaking in fairly full sentences ("Hold both hands, please"; "Eat out lunch" when she wants to go out to lunch). She knows two is more than one and negotiates with me for more than one. She knows the alphabet song and can count to twenty (except she forgets 13). Also her language correlations are interesting - she knows stands on "tip" toes, for example, and then will ask for something on the "tip fridge". Strangers have commented on her communication. She loves books and knows which book is which by the covers (she has over sixty books). She also likes more complex books like "Corduroy" and "Green Eggs and Ham" and will sit for the entire reading.

I was a daycare teacher prior to becoming a nanny and, although I have a BA, never took any classes on gifted children.

Were all my previous charges slow or is this child exceptionally bright? If she is bright, is there anything I should be doing beyond reading a lot and speaking to her normally?

TIA

PS I swear I am not her parent!

I was reading at 18 months, so I'm not following your logic here.

OP is asking if the little girl she cares for is bright or a genius. How could you possibly not follow that?

PP here; I'm not following it because i was reading that early and I'm not a genius, so I'm (like so many people here) aren't following why OP's charge would be one based on her description.

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Anonymous wrote:This might be THE MOST DCUM thread I've ever read. Not indicting you, OP--it's most of the PPs.

"Eh, sounds typical to me." (Not really.)

"140 IQ means reading at age 2 and sentences at 12 months." (This is such BS I don't even know where to start.)

"I could read at 18 months." (Yes, and my 6-month-old can walk and speak three languages fluently. I'm just an anonymous internet person, so you can't prove he can't!)

PP here-I don't know what your 6 month old can do and I don't really care, but I did read at 18 months and then went on to go to the first half of first grade and the second half of second grade in one year. What no one realized was that my math skills weren't as advanced as my reading skills, so life got hard as time went on. But in the end it reallty made no difference, so I'm not sure why you'd accuse me of lying about it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This might be THE MOST DCUM thread I've ever read. Not indicting you, OP--it's most of the PPs.

"Eh, sounds typical to me." (Not really.)

"140 IQ means reading at age 2 and sentences at 12 months." (This is such BS I don't even know where to start.)

"I could read at 18 months." (Yes, and my 6-month-old can walk and speak three languages fluently. I'm just an anonymous internet person, so you can't prove he can't!)

PP here-I don't know what your 6 month old can do and I don't really care, but I did read at 18 months and then went on to go to the first half of first grade and the second half of second grade in one year. What no one realized was that my math skills weren't as advanced as my reading skills, so life got hard as time went on. But in the end it reallty made no difference, so I'm not sure why you'd accuse me of lying about it.

LOL liar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This might be THE MOST DCUM thread I've ever read. Not indicting you, OP--it's most of the PPs.

"Eh, sounds typical to me." (Not really.)

"140 IQ means reading at age 2 and sentences at 12 months." (This is such BS I don't even know where to start.)

"I could read at 18 months." (Yes, and my 6-month-old can walk and speak three languages fluently. I'm just an anonymous internet person, so you can't prove he can't!)

PP here-I don't know what your 6 month old can do and I don't really care, but I did read at 18 months and then went on to go to the first half of first grade and the second half of second grade in one year. What no one realized was that my math skills weren't as advanced as my reading skills, so life got hard as time went on. But in the end it reallty made no difference, so I'm not sure why you'd accuse me of lying about it.

LOL liar.

LOL jealous bitch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reading at age two is iq 140. Full sentences at age 12 mons. I see a truck it brings the mail. For example. People never believe that.

Where is this stat from?? I was reading at age 2 according to my mother, father and doting aunt, yet I do not have a 140 iq! (I am smart but "average smart")

Lots of unsubstantiated opinions...But seriously, look at Deborah Rufs, five levels of giftedness. http://www.talentigniter.com/ruf-estimates
She has a bit for toddlers too. That, and www.Hoagiesgifted.org will provided helpful information in assessing this child. One thing to note is advanced/early verbal skills can indicate giftedness. However, the absence of such skills does not mean a child is not gifted.

this doesn't seem scientifically based.

I hope not or my kid is a Level V (but has Bs in middle school).

[Anonymous]

OP here and thank you for the encouraging posts and the reference to Deborah Rufs - very interesting site.

I am a nanny, got my BA in Economics, never took more than the pre-req child care courses to become a daycare teacher and have never encountered a child as bright as my current charge. All of that is true but I am not here to prove my life to anyone. I got the information I needed so thank you.

[Anonymous]

I am a nanny. Being doing this job for almost 15 yrs. 3 years ago I worked for one young couple both PhD/Engineering Professor. I care for their daughter for almost 2 years. When she was around 15 months old I let her play with colorful stuff (bottle cover, crayon etc). To my surprise she put all green color stuff in one container, red color things in another container and so on. I cannot believed my own eyes! So different from other kids that I had opportunity to care.

From birth till 2 years old I consider her as very calms easy to care baby.