Last week, I gave information about the importance of gifted children in the historical process. I will devote this week's article to the development of these children. Although the developmental stages of gifted children vary from child to child, they show significant differences compared to their peers. Knowing the developmental stages of these children and raising the child in accordance with these stages will prevent him from being traumatized and enable him to look at the future more creatively.
When the behavior of gifted babies was examined, four basic characteristic features were observed. The first of these is that their interest in visual stimuli is rich and broad. Stops crying when a visual stimulus is used. When a new object is given to him, he actively tries to explore what he has by focusing his eyes on the object and moving it back and forth. In other words, when a visual stimulus is given to it, a positive reaction occurs. The second important symptom is that the ability to activate the arm and leg muscles is lower than in normally developing babies. They may also be resistant to changes made by the parent in the baby's body movements. As the third symptom, meaningful looks and confused facial expressions seen in normally developing older babies appear earlier in these babies. Finally, is that they have the ability to react independently to stimuli on their own, without waiting for the adult's response. It has been observed that they try to react in their own way while lying in bed, without feeling the desire to embrace the objects in their field of vision. At the same time, it has been observed that in the later stages of infancy, they examine the objects given to them for a long time, show determined attitudes towards solutions in learning environments, and enjoy this.
When looking at their physical and motor development; It was observed that their general health status did not show significant differences compared to their peers. However, it has been determined that some of them are taller and heavier than their peers, that they teethe earlier, and that they make sounds earlier for feeding. In most of these children, hand-eye coordination, language acquisition, cognitive processing and activity skills are impaired. It has been determined that in k situations, posture-related and displacement-oriented movement gains occur early. As a result of 30 years of genetic research by the researcher named Terman,the number of boys in the families of gifted children is higher, giftedness is more common in firstborns, families are at a higher sociocultural level, birth weight is higher and breastfeeding is more common. It has been understood that this situation is more common in children.
Cognitively, it has been observed that their sensory-motor intelligence reaches its maximum level at least 2 months earlier than their peers. They have also been shown to perform very well in visual and spatial activities (matching picture frames, nesting boxes, etc.). Cognitive functions such as perception, discrimination and recall also work perfectly. These children have a lot of curiosity and desire to be involved in everything. Families even express that they cannot keep up with their children after a while. Similarly, their language development occurs earlier than their peers.
Finally, if we look at their social and emotional development; Since these children develop earlier than their peers, what they learn in the family and school environment is insufficient for their development. For this reason, reluctance, depressive symptoms, behavioral problems and anxiety problems are common. Early guidance has an important role in the management of gifted children. Thanks to guidance, you are protected from arrogant behavior, behavioral problems, substance addiction and risky movements. Gifted children are more easily accepted in society because they are solution-oriented, have a good sense of humor, and adapt to changes quickly. In addition, it has been determined that they enjoy participating in sports activities, painting and music, have a sense of responsibility and are in a leadership position within the group.
Gifted children sleep less than other children. Since they are more active, this condition can be confused with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The distinction of this diagnosis is very important for the child's future.
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