A child called his name (not his real name) shows the ability to interact and be skilled in caring for a pet dog in his house. It seems that animals like to play with him and when neighboring pets go berserk, he is able to calm him very skillfully. brilliant academic. In the phenomenon shown, is Jordi thus not included in the category of intelligent children?
Let's look together at the meaning of intelligent words and intelligence. Smart based on the Big Dictionary of Indonesian Language is a condition of the child's ability to think, think sharply, perfectly develop his mind. While intelligence is the perfection of the development of reason in order to solve problems in everyday life.
Children's intelligence can be known from an early age. They will enter the age of 0-7 years when they are in the exploration period. At this time parents can recognize and explore children's intellectual potential. One way is to free children to choose activities they like. this time, children enter the golden age where the development of nerve cells develops rapidly. Therefore, stimulation by parents and educators is needed to improve children's intelligence
