How do you know if your child is gifted?

Alan Thompson, head of Mensa International’s Gifted Youth Committee, says when it comes to prodigious youngsters, he believes it really is the children pushing for more practice time – and not their parents. But there are hallmarks to recognising giftedness in children.

Viewer contacts:

• For more information on Alan Thompson, Chairman of Mensa International’s Gifted Youth Committee, visit his website here.
• For more information on Mensa Australia, click here.

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