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About My Kid Is Gifted™

You know you’ve thought it. Admit it. You think your kid is gifted.

Hey, it’s cool. So do we. In fact, we think every kid is gifted. Every one. Ever born. Everywhere. But, I mean — none of them are as gifted as your kid is, of course.

Once upon a time there was a mom who was secretly (okay, not so secretly) convinced her children were special…gifted even. She couldn’t shut up about the cutesy, hilarious, disgusting, mundane, amazing and seemingly non-gifted things her children were doing every single day.

So she intermittently journaled. Tried (and failed at) blogging. And finally after flooding social network sites with her kids’ "giftedness," she very quickly realized that: A) not everyone wants to know every single detail of her kids’ lives, and B) she didn’t really want everyone to know every single detail of her kids’ lives — especially online strangers with trench coats, vans and lollipops.

She wanted a site that made it easy to share and keep her kids’ gifted stories. Something with the perfect blend of public and private. But there wasn’t anything.

With that, MKIG.com was born. A safe, fun, semi-anonymous and specific place where we can all archive and share our kids' genius.

My Kid Is Gifted™ invites anyone with or around a gifted kid to share (and save an archive for yourself) of those magical moments that make you scream, cry or laugh so hard that soy milk squirts out your nose.

Is Your Kid Gifted?

Q: My kid did / did not begin reading, writing or speaking at an early age. Is my kid gifted?
A: Yes

Q: My kid repeats the most embarrassing things I say in public at inappropriate times. Is that a sign of giftedness?
A: Definitely.

Q: My kid said / did / thought / ate / destroyed _________________. Is my kid gifted?
A: Yes

Q: Is giftedness hereditary?
A: Yes, but only on your side of the family.

Q: How do I best develop my kid’s giftedness?
A: The best way to do this is through actively parenting with consistent love, discipline and attention. It also helps if you introduce your kid as gifted to anyone he or she meets. Try something like, “This is my son Aiden. He’s gifted.” If people look at you strangely when you do this, try using “finger quotes” when you say the word gifted. This usually helps them “understand.”

Q: The parents in my kid’s playgroup say my kid is normal and not really gifted. What should I do?
A: Threaten one of these so-called parents in front of other parents in the group. That should keep the rest of the group members afraid of you and willing to openly agree that your kid is gifted.

Q: What’s the best way to determine if I have a gifted kid?
A: The first step is to determine that you do in fact have a kid. Once you have established that you have a kid, the next step is to verify whether or not your kid is doing, saying, thinking or feeling things. If so, congratulate yourself, my friend, and welcome to the upper echelons of life! Your kid is gifted!

Q: What if my kid does something that seems gifted, but I’m not totally sure if it is?
A: Parents of gifted children need to observe their children and become better aware of the “gifted” things they do on a daily basis. Diligent parents submit their observations to MKIG.com for further analysis.

Q: I’m getting the feeling that you think all children are gifted? Is that right?
A: Yes… but none of them are as gifted as yours.

Q: If my kid is gifted, does that mean I’m gifted too?
A: Technically our website is only geared to gauge the giftedness of children ages 0 – 18 years. However, due to the fact that you are on MKIG.com and reading this section of our website so thoroughly, we can safely assume that you are most likely very gifted as well.

Q: Are you a real expert on giftedness in children?
A: Yes. No. Wait – are you a lawyer? No comment.