Early Insight into Social/Moral Issues: Some young gifted children have a well developed social conscience and may become very concerned about wars, pollution and other kinds of injustice and violence. They often see through adult hypocrisy and cover-up and may display fear and anger when they discover that adults can be inconsistent and unreasonable.
 

Greater Reasoning Power and Manipulation: Young gifted children tend to use their verbal ability, rather than actions, for communication. Generally, it is possible to reason with them from a very early age. At times, their verbal ability, combined with their greater reasoning powers and  understanding of human relationships, may be put to use arguing with and trying to outsmart parents and teachers. Their abilities may lead them to discover the advantages of dishonest behavior, such as lying and stealing, at an early age. Although credit needs to be given for convincing, logical arguments, it is very important that normal discipline applies to gifted children since it is a very insecure feeling for a young child to realize they are able to manipulate adults.
 

Social Skills: Most gifted children are also socially very able and get along well with others, frequently showing strong leadership abilities.  However, even from an early age, they may see themselves as "different." Their more sophisticated vocabulary and advanced sense of humor is often not understood by other children and this may lead to feelings of inferiority and rejection. For this reason, gifted children may associate more with older children and adults. It can be very important for some gifted children to find other gifted children with whom to communicate. Although it is important for them to have someone who truly understands them, this may be difficult to achieve.
 

Individuality: Many gifted children may be seen as "weird" or unconventional. They may have great fantasy and creativity and develop their own, unique style of learning. It is important that these children are not constantly organized, but have a chance to do their "own thing": a time for solitude, reflection, and creativity.
 

Importance of Adults: Gifted children may not be interested in very structured activities or meeting others' standards, often preferring to develop their own projects. Despite this, adult guidance is very important to help them determine when they need to conform and when it's okay to be "different," set realistic limits on an often over-ambitious project, lend a hand when manual dexterity doesn't meet mental visions and avoid self-criticism becoming destructive. Help may be needed to set realistic standards.
 

Perfectionism: Often the gifted children set very high standards for themselves, getting frustrated and angry when they discover they may not have the manual dexterity to complete envisaged projects. Sometimes, knowing they are unable to complete the task to their own standards, they may refuse to do it at all.