In recent years, milk formulas are being advertised with the base message of bringing out the giftedness in your child. The ads usually feature gifted children who do extraordinary things that are not in the level of their age - a girl who can fully discuss the different organ systems of the body at the age of three or a boy who is an accomplished pianist at the age of two.

According to an article I read on the February 2008 issue of the Reader’s Digest, a gifted child is not a genius and does not necessary have to do or know anything out of the ordinary, instead they are children who are basically differentiated from others in their ability to learn much faster and go more deeply into subjects.

The article further enumerated some characteristics of a gifted child. See below if your child is gifted.

1. They generally walk and speak before their first year of age.
2. They tend to use very rich language and adult-like vocabulary.
3. They easily understand and remember the information they are given.
4. They generate a great quantity of ideas and solutions to problems.
5. They have a well-developed sense of humor.
6. They have a great deal of curiosity, which makes them question everything.
7. They usually worry about the problems in the world.
8. They adore reading.
9. They like complicated board games.
10. They are leaders.
11. They persevere (they concentrate on a task and persist until they finish it).
12. They have a high level of self-judgment, demand much of themselves, and tend to be dissatisfied.
13. They prefer to work independently and do not need much help.
14. They are vulnerable to the rejection of their classmates.

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