So more often that not, this system just robs a child of her childhood. But, is your child's life merely all about covering milestones? Is a child gifted only when she crosses all the milestones way before time?

How do you recognise your child to be a genius? Is your child's school doing enough?

Defining Genius

A child who is particularly skilled at a trait like playing the piano, or reading/composing music need not be a genius.

In this case, she probably has a particular skill that is slightly more developed than that of her peers. She is gifted rather than a genius.

However, a genius can be spotted if she:

• Is highly observant
• Has a wide vocabulary
• Is very curious
• Has intense interests
• Has extraordinary memory
• Has long attention spans
• Has near-perfect reasoning skills and powers of abstraction and conceptualisation
• Is fluent, flexible and has original thinking
• Has an unusual and vivid imagination

In short, genius kids enjoy intellectual activity of any kind and learn to read and write very early. They would have a well-developed sense of humour and would be concerned about fairness and justice.

Do you know that there are Toys that Teach You Too!

Learning in School

In today's competitive world, you might be trying your best to keep up with your next door neighbours. Most kids can already read, write and add up.

What children actually learn at playschool or in school is to socialise, how to understand other human beings, how to choose and make friends, peer ethics and adjustments, how to manipulate others etc. They understand themselves gradually as part of the bigger scheme of things.

Back to School tells you how you can get your child to school after their vacations.