Everyone thinks their child is 'gifted" and these days you can even be "socially gifted", "spiritually gifted" and lets not forget "aethetically gifted!" which sounds like a crock really.

In my experience - 2 years old is not old enough to be even tested for advanced abilities in any area, unless they happen to sit down at a piano and compose their own masterpiece unassisted! Dont buy into the psychologists who offer tests for toddlers - it is a money making scheme.

High intelligence is a good thing in the right situation but it is only a very tiny part of the equation and with great intelligence comes a myriad of problems, it does not offer a path to success in life. Dont be too quick to label your child as "gifted" - you may find that it does more harm than good.

I only have one thing left to say -whatever you do dont ever tell your child they are "gifted" - I have known way too many precocious preteens who have dropped out of school at the end of primary education and refused to attend again because they think they have nothing left to learn as they are "gifted".

Ok rant over. Sorry but this is an issue very close to my heart.