If you believe modern research, genius becomes after 30 years. But what about those whose talents show themselves already in childhood? We decided to figure out how to determine that a genius is growing in a family and how to develop it correctly.
Signs of genius
Each parent considers their child to be the most gifted. But what do the doctors say about this? Can you tell if your child will be a child prodigy? In general, modern science will not give you an answer to this question. But there are natural signs by which you can tell that your child is a genius.
The first bell of genius is rapid growth. Doctors believe that if a child grows quickly, then he develops faster - he develops facial expressions earlier, he starts talking earlier - at 14 months gifted children can connect sentences. He is the first of his peers to show interests in other languages.
By the way, a penchant for learning languages is another sign of genius. Language, according to psychologists, perfectly develops thinking. Hence all the stories about the benefits of bilingual kindergartens.
Did your baby quickly remember that the fruit puree his mother was serving him was coming out of the fridge? Does he have good concentration and can spend a long time doing one thing? Fine! You are most likely raising a gifted child. A recent study involving eight geeks showed that they all have phenomenal random access memory - the one that holds information in the brain for development. The geeks have more volume than ordinary children.
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From prodigy to autistic one step
Child prodigies have always aroused surprise and awe in those around them. The term prodigy itself keeps pace with the concept of success. But, despite the phenomenal abilities, excellent memory and high results, geeks have a level of mental development not exceeding the average. At least, this is the conclusion the researchers came to after testing genius children.
Worse, most geniuses carry many autistic traits, most notably their attention to detail, according to a recent study published in the journal Intelligence. In addition, in families where geeks are born, autists are often found in the first and second degrees of kinship. On the basis of an experiment with eight prodigies, in three cases about a dozen of the closest relatives suffered from autism.
And the geeks themselves carry the threat of breaking away from society and abruptly moving from the path of rapid development to the path of degradation. There is an opinion that children simply cannot withstand the pressure that others put on them. But the reverse process sometimes begins at a very early age. For example, Time gives an example when a child spoke at three months, and after a year he forgot how.
How to Raise a Genius
In general, geeks are a double-edged sword. And they are rare. According to research, there is one child prodigy for every 100,000 children. There are many more gifted people, but talent is always work, including parental work.
Based on recent research, modern scientists have given the following tips for educating future geniuses:
Develop patience
First, don't let your child watch a lot of TV, especially before two years old. Modern statistics say that 59% of young children have not one, but two televisions at their side. Expert Roberta Golinhoff emphasizes that this does not bring any benefit, on the contrary, it reduces cognitive skills and steals the time that your child needs to develop. In addition, scientists advise teaching your child patience from childhood. Once in an American school, a group of children was offered one cookie, on the condition that they could get the second only if they wait a little. As a result, those who waited longer had 210 points higher on the school test than those who could not wait even a minute.
Watch out for the computer
By the way, about computer games. This is enemy number one in the world of modern pedagogy. A recent article in the scientific journal Pedagogical Technology by Dr. Bari stated that children who play the computer for more than two hours a day perform 9.4% lower than those who are more interested in other things, such as books, music or sports.
Discover music for your child
Music is the secret of success in developing a child's verbal skills. Recently, an experiment was conducted in America, where students from Boston music schools up to ten years old took part, who had been studying music for three years. As the authors point out, the experiment showed that children from music schools were several times more capable in learning languages, and in general were more intellectually developed than their peers.
Build the library
Another important development factor is books. Researcher Evans, in his article “Family, school culture. Educational success,”said that children who grew up in a home with more than 500 volumes did 36% better than their peers from smaller bibliophile families. Of course, do not forget that it is not enough to live surrounded by books, you also need to read them.
Don't be afraid of kindergarten
And the last thing is socialization. Sooner or later, all modern parents face the question of whether or not they should send their child to kindergarten. Science votes for. To make such a conclusion, scientists followed the life of two groups of orphans from 3-4 years old to 40. Some attended a preschool institution, others did not. As a result, the group that went through preparatory school, by the age of 27, had several times more chances to buy their own house than those who were left on their own. The results of the study were published in the article by Dr. Schweinhart "Lifetime: on the benefits of preschool education up to forty years." Socialization and the ability to direct the boundless energy of your child in the right direction are the guarantors of a successful future, scientists say.
The main thing is not to overdo it
But in education, as elsewhere, it is very important to observe the measure. Geniuses are geniuses, but don't forget that almost every genius known to history had its own quirks.
Take Einstein, for example. Not a man, but a legend. Probably, the whole world remembers him with a kind word, except for his wife. One day he decided to change their family relationship to business and offered a contract. Not the most profitable for your other half. She had to continue to bring him, as before, three times a day his lunch, keep her clothes clean, and most importantly, become a simple housekeeper with other women.
Ludwig van Beethoven was also a difficult roommate. He created chaos as brilliantly as he composed sonatas. In the house there were always scattered notes, plates with leftovers, books. At least, that's how his contemporaries remembered him. If this can still be called a creative mess, then its special "genius chip" was the refusal to shave while working on a new work. Ludwig believed that shaving robbed him of inspiration. Instead, he poured a bucket of cold water over his head.
But most of all, Salvador Dali was remembered for his madness. Perhaps because he wanted to look crazy himself. His life was as shocking as his work. Some of his diaries with reflections on excrement are worth something. Most of all, he loved to shock the audience. One day in 1936, at the International Surrealist Exhibition, he decided to give a lecture wearing a diving helmet. I must say that I almost suffocated. When the dumbfounded viewers asked why he dressed like that, Dali replied that it was more convenient for him to sink into the depths of his subconscious, which he wants to tell the audience about.