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[quote=Anonymous]With my oldest, people were always pointing out how bright she was.  She was a quick study and learned phonics, sports, music quickly and easily. She's also very anxious as an older child.  
His sibling, who has an even higher IQ and higher scores on tests like MAP, did not get that kind of feedback.  He was in constant motion and constant trouble at that age.  No interest in learning letters.  Then at 5 he taught himself how to read and was reading whole books pretty much immediately.  I only learned this because he asked me for the definition of a really odd word--I asked him where he heard it and he told me he read it in one of his father's old books.  I was like "you did what?" And made him show me.

So here's the thing--if your kid is reaching "academic" milestones early, they are probably pretty bright.  If they aren't, they may also be pretty bright or even profoundly gifted.  It's hard to say.  Kids' brains and abilities don't develop on a nice straight line.[/quote]

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