http: Quite interesting, i've noticed my boy has so much interest in anything mechanical, he can forfeit anything including food as long as he get his hands on generators, seeing vulcanizer working on tires, trying to fix toy cars, trains and anything in the house. i always hide my tool box from him, everyone know him for this and i was like another engineer in the making.... we have had enough engineer in my family, my father was, i am and now my 3 and half son...

orgasticdance:

1. You need money and commitment, lots of it.
2. If you can, MADE in the USA is better than MADE in Nigeria; Heck, it doesn't guarantee anything but you limit the down potential if all else fails
3. You'll need more money and time for ballet classes, piano lessons, the swimming instructor, biannual excursions to the dutch art institute, funding for Eton, Pencey prep etc.

yuzedo: By FLOGIN d pikins day and nite, dey will learn any talent u wanted, i promice!!!!

DJDOLA: By GOD grace

ITbomb: .Sleeping positions also helps

MMotimo: Depending on the talent, there may be standardized tests your child can take to confirm

Tolutheo: Children are like a new computer with no software installed on it. Children from both research and history pick up a lot of things their environment. Exposure is the best gift you can ever present to any child. The William sisters are good tennis players because their father trained them at a tender age, same thing in Tiger Wood's case: he started playing golf at the age of 2 with his father, by the time he was 11 he was beating his father in golf games and by age 16 he became a professional golfer. Mark Zuckerberg the founder of facebook started coding at a very young age because his father taught him, at a time he became better than his father, so his father employed a programming tutor to teach him. Ben carson's mother did not give up on him even though he did not start up as a child prodigy, she kept exposing him to books until he out shined every one in his class and became a renowned neurosurgeon, the list also goes on and on.

1.) There is so much information hidden in books, it has worked for me and several others: Expose your children to books.
2.) "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" also "All play and no work still makes Jack a dull boy": reduce the TV they watch, pick educative programs for them to watch.
3.) Above all go to GOD, he is the manufacturer he has the blueprint of every one's life.

samkoro:

Exactly what Micheal Jackson's dad did to him.Part of the reason he never had a childhood.Any way,spare the rod and spoil the child.

kodewrita: Simple.

---Expose them to a lot of experiences ( in my own case, music classes, scrabble, computer club etc) and see which one they really get excited about or stick to.
---Once identified, buy them a child-sized kit as early as possible ( e.g drawing kit, small computer, football kit including shin guards and ball, ballet attire, karate gi or WHATEVER they require).
---Enforce some discipline so that they stick with it to take it beyond passing fancy into early mastery.
---Give them opportunities to impress their peers with their new found skills, it builds self esteem and makes them want to get even better at it.
---keep in mind that they might know better about their chosen area than you do ( in spite of your age)
--Most importantly, find them a mentor/role model who might be a bit closer in age to them so they can find someone to copy and hopefully surpass. It is usually easier for them to ask such people questions than to ask you. Example, if your kid is really good at programming, find someone among your IT friends to mentor him on what to learn.

UncleJJ:

You started well and ended terribly. Long story short, thier's no such thing as talent - its just a fancy name we give to people who have perfected certain routine task's with repetition.

Want your child to be a talented singer, you as a parent should learn to sing, and sing with the kid. Children naturally gravitate to what the parents do, and are able to repeat boring task's with you - not notices how boring because - in thier minds , am having fun with dad or mum.

You cant teach, if thier's not fun or desire to learn. Get them the whole book's in the world. He might know all the formula's and blah blah.... but since their in no desire or connection to the task - their will be no serious application or attempt to fix problem's using this knowledge.

Forget about talent, and start by teaching your kids at a tender age, what you know - if your a lawyer, teach him what you can, if your a producer, shoe maker , akara seller.

As they grow and time's change - they will innovate and branch to other aspects, refining your art or lesson's to become successes in the society.

Most of the people you call talented - learnt from their parents. Stop deceiving yourselves and start teaching your child at a tender age what you know.

Everyone has a destiny and it is simple to succeed , where we place the most effort and interest - "interest" here is the watch word. Only interest/desire will give you the strength to innovate, combine, question or dare.

Tolutheo: Please when pointing out people,s mistake always highlight the error, PLEASE SHOW WHERE I MENTIONED TALENT.