The theory of Multiple Intelligences was developed by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University, in 1983 to help better understand how children process and learn information.
Basically, there are different kinds of intelligences that a child may possess namely:
Don’t you notice how some children are more talented when it comes to singing and dancing? Or maybe some kids are more creative and artistic, while others gravitate more towards sports. Kids also tend to prefer certain subjects over others like English, Social Studies, Math or Science.
Exposing your child to these different types of intelligences is important so that we may know what their preferred learning style is. Then, we can capitalize on it and help them develop more. I can already tell that my 5-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son are stronger in certain areas compared to others. This is perfectly fine since I can already support their interests and skills and encourage them to be whatever they want to be when they grow up.
BRAIN SMART
My daughter is very creative and loves to draw, doodle, color and do arts and crafts activities. She also likes doing puzzles which she could already complete on her own at a young age! She also has a very active imagination and loves to make up stories and characters as well.
Both my kids have extensive vocabularies and I’m sometimes amazed at the words they use. Like my 5-year old daughter will say, “That’s hilarious!”, “That’s so disappointing.”, “Stop pestering me!” and many more words which I’m surprised she even knows the meaning of! My son has also learned to read on his own when he was just 2 years old just by observing the words he would see when he watches cartoons.
BODY SMART
A child is Body Smartwhen he excels in sports, enjoys physical activities and has excellent fine-motor coordination.
A child is Body Smartwhen he excels in sports, enjoys physical activities and has excellent fine-motor coordination.
My son can hardly sit still! He just loves to move and touch things. His teacher also told us that he can kick the ball very well which is why she suggested we enroll him in soccer classes. He is also such a good dancer and can copy dance steps like a pro (I swear, he can groove to Gangnam Style just like Psy hehe!).
But don’t worry if it looks like your child is only strong in a couple of areas because that’s perfectly normal. And all the forms of Intelligences are equally valuable and will possibly mold our children into who they will be in the future and what careers they will take. Just look for cues to their preferred learning style and let them express themselves freely. And proper nutrition is definitely important to help give your child the edge with Multiple Intelligence.
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