Which intelligence are we talking here. Dia riz native sense in case you dont know. Some kids may not be brilliant but they still got native sense. U can never outsmart them

he will get over that, make him grow up with the truth and mathematics amongst all other things.

toseen29:

You made a good & i think valid point with ur view. I remember i snap my 7 hrs old baby with the flash on, the way he responded to the shock from his sleep made me realize i commited a great error. still 8 months though, am keenly watching his progress & doing all thats possible to give him a good lyf.

ayando: Hello Nairalanders,
I hope this is the right place to discuss this? Although, I feel this should be because I will get the right responses.
What is/are responsible for a child's brilliancy?

I had a discussion with someone who was complaining bitterly about handling a dull child. My reasons are:
- Poor development of the brain during conception in the womb
- Poor nourishment during the formative years especially lack of protein.
- Hereditary.
- Environment

But she disagreed with first two listed and opined majorly on heredity. So my question: Is it impossible to produce bright kids even when the parents are not bright? Is the gene the major determinant of how bright one can be?

I know the genetic make up of an individual varies and it is not the same.
In summary, I just want to know if anything can be done to help a dull child and if there are ways to even prevent producing them in the first place?

Oop God bless you for creating this topic,... believe me I have never seen a dull individual, infact they dont exist..... let me tell you why, we all have a brain and although the storage capacity varies between individuals, but a brain still has the ability to store and retrieve information ( primary purpose).... you mentioned factors like,
1.Enviroment
2.genes
3.brain development etc
these factors are just advantages but believe me the main attribute is " Hardworking mentality"..... for example,

i used to be this playful, careless kid and i hated mathematics , infact i was among those carrying the classroom, i realized that i couldnt read a book without falling asleep, my father was very dissapointed in me paying huge amount of fee but poor grades..

this happened till primary four, i realized that my problem was not because i was dull but cus i didnt put enough effort to my studies, so i dropped my old friend and made new ones with the seal to be the best...

i went to the bookshop i bought a very comprehensive math textbook, and becus i bought it myself i ensured i must read it to my satisfaction.

i observed that i was really making slow but steady improvement at the end of that term, i came third and i was like a superstar , even my class teacher couldnt believe it....

becus i changed my altitude and was tired of being tagged a failure, i applied hardworking mentality + self believe ( i can do it altitude) , i moved from a below average student to a very bright student....

If genes plays the primary role of measuring intelligence, then take someone like CRonaldo, his son could end up doing something else for a career...

In summary, what matter most is training a child to bulid a hardwork mentality + Positive altitude to life challenges, with that, he can face any problem!!

Ezechinwa:


Oop God bless you for creating this topic,... believe me I have never seen a dull individual, infact they dont exist..... let me tell you why, we all have a brain and although the storage capacity varies between individuals, but a brain still has the ability to store and retrieve information ( primary purpose).... you mentioned factors like,
1.Enviroment
2.genes
3.brain development etc
these factors are just advantages but believe me the main attribute is " Hardworking mentality"..... for example,

i used to be this playful, careless kid and i hated mathematics , infact i was among those carrying the classroom, i realized that i couldnt read a book without falling asleep, my father was very dissapointed in me paying huge amount of fee but poor grades..

this happened till primary four, i realized that my problem was not because i was dull but cus i didnt put enough effort to my studies, so i dropped my old friend and made new ones with the seal to be the best...

i went to the bookshop i bought a very comprehensive math textbook, and becus i bought it myself i ensured i must read it to my satisfaction.

i observed that i was really making slow but steady improvement at the end of that term, i came third and i was like a superstar , even my class teacher couldnt believe it....

becus i changed my altitude and was tired of being tagged a failure, i applied hardworking mentality + self believe ( i can do it altitude) , i moved from a below average student to a very bright student....

If genes plays the primary role of measuring intelligence, then take someone like CRonaldo, his son could end up doing something else for a career...

In summary, what matter most is training a child to bulid a hardwork mentality + Positive altitude to life challenges, with that, he can face any problem!!

. Amen n thank you.

soulglo:

This is the point I always make. Everyone learns differently. Your child might not be autistic but I still think you should see a behavioral specialist. He is obviously bright and can definitely learn. The average 2 year old really does not care what a hexagon is and your child knows this. You put him in the hands of the wrong person and they will label him. Please if you are in Nigeria protect him at all cost and watch his teachers closely so they do not break his spirit. He might just be a little cognitively delayed. The worst thing that could happen now is him feeling like there is something wrong with him for not following instructions.

Luckily he is not, we live in a society where there are measures in place to help. Speech therapy, play therapy etc.
Still, who knows what any child will grow up to become. Einstein didn't speak till he was four and struggled whilst in school( he displayed the signs of high functioning autism but ofcourse the condition wasn't recognised back then, if it was, he most likely would have been diagnosed as being on the spectrum) and we know how he revolutionised the world of physics.
Steve jobs by all accounts was normal and we know the legacy he left behind.
Mozart also showed autistic traits.. So I guess we are in concurrence here, we all have a little bit of something in us that could make us great. Even if it is never realised, all I want for my child is to be happy in life and not fit into my expectations of him.
Same should go for others, think less of how you want them to be and more about how you can support them to be the best of themselves as individuals.

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Is majorly the levels of IQ i.e. low, medium, high, which is hereditary, and can be enhanced or stimulated by the environment and indiviual INTEREST

The environment and upbringing does.

90% of Nigerian students do not excel because they are lazy and distracted. Admitted, few students are slow probably due to health reasons, but trust me, majority are not dull. Its just a matter of prioritizing, kids do not make proper use of their mental faculty or brain.

Most Nigerian kids are very retentive. How else are scammers able to do their trade? How have students been able to recite 100 songs at the same time, word for word? How are they able to memorize the entire conversation of a movie? These days, a 3 year old kid makes proper use of the phone better than some adults. The kid must have developed the phone skills while observing its parents.

Parents need to be patient enough to bring up, and teach their children how to balance/manage work and fun. Mental development and constant training of the child's brain will do the trick . Pay less attention to the comparison/competition of which child is brilliant/intelligent, and which is not.

Itoroetti:

God bless u for d point raised.it has nothing to do with parents brilliancy.i've seen kid whose mum was a mad woman but dat didnt stop d boy from success and av seen kids whose parent are prof n Dr,yet their kids are worst in performance

going to med school or university doesn't mean you have a high IQ
from my close observation.. hereditary plays a major part,especially from. the mum ..try checking it with natural intelligence not on the basics of being educated.

information you expose to your child in their early years from 7 months to 5 years will go a long way into shaping their neural receptors in their brains and how the process and understand information.. you should see my kid

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Exposure i say... Which happens to me, major reason why i dont feel it if the tv get spoilt but i get anxious to watch more movie while am outside... Games i no play, web i no quickly gain access, travelling, no place to go...

But think God i catch up very fast sha

It's a blessing dear... Also the result of good deed done by our forefathers....

everyone is born with his own brain capacity and intelligence quotients, it only means that more work is needed for a child of low iq than the child with high the moment you know a child is rather dull surround the child with love, teachers that are qualified and put the rest with God