Dear Samantha, I think it's great that you are highly attuned to your child's particular abilities and interests. This is not so much about the amount of intellegence but what type of intellegence your child possess'. My son was one who loved memorizing things at an early age. He recited the alpahabet numbers and other things at age two. This was something he did pretty naturally, one of the few things that caught his interest other than rough housing at that age. His tendency to memorize translated into the ability to read early and then to being a good student because he was a good reader. At 19, he is interested in law, for which that memorization ablitity will fit right in. My daughter is a very different child, her acumen lies in understanding emotional inellegence. She is very good at leading and comphrehending others. Neither are geniuses, both have a better chance of finding fulfillment by having a good understanding of their inate abilities. When it comes to your daughter I was thinking she may have interests that facilitate her in the areas of science, engineering, or art. She may like to figure out puzzels, see how things work, or just enjoy studying form. Maybe all of the above. Your on the right track with offering her these things. If you have her tested do so just to find out more about what you can offer that she will find interesting. Don't push her to do things, and don't let people call her a genious or label her in any way. You want to offer her possibilities not pressures. Watching your child learn is so much fun and it sounds like you have figured that out already. Enjoy!
