Accurate IQ test for kids

Like most of man-made descriptions of qualities, smart is a relative term. We determine how smart someone is based on data we've gathered throughout our lives. That data pool has to be big enough so all shades of the rainbow are represented. Only then, will we be able to reach a fairly accurate determination. We'd all be dumb as doorknobs when compared to the one Stephen Hawking, but we are able to feel pretty good about ourselves because there are so few in the league of Hawking, but millions in rank of Jerry Springer contestants.

We can easily do the comparison as adults, because there are more data available. We see accomplishments and stupidity achieved everyday. But what how do we judge kids? We hear so many parents say how smart their kids are, how do we know for sure?

Well, I have the perfect solution. Go to your local toy store, and get a boxed game that has a disclaimer: Ages # and up, or Ages # - #, or Ages #+. Find a game where your kid would barely qualify based on the age requirements; then get a game where your kid is not qualified to play yet by about 2 years; then get a game where your kid is way under.

Go home, and present each game to your kid in the order described above. If your kid fails to figure out that the first game or any given portion thereof is not suited for eating, then I'm sorry. I don't know how to put this, but your kid, is generally considered as dumb or slow witted. Don't feel too bad, he/she might develop out of it. It happens all the time, just remember to perform the same test once in a while to see if there is any progress.

If your kid successfully passed the first game, don't be too happy yet. You have to understand the game companies raised the lower age bracket by at least 1 or 2 years just to cover all kids who are considered mentally competent. So don't pat yourselves on the back yet, your kid is deemed to be on or barely over the line of normal human intelligence.

Use the next game to determine if your kid has average intelligence, and so on and so forth. This shall give you a good idea of how your kids rank compared to the thousands to millions of other kids out there who play the same games. Forget trying to guess your kid's IQ or God forbids, spends money to pay professionals to figure it out. All you need is $19.99 or less per game to benefit from all the studies that has been done already to judge your kid's abilities. Just don't get too disappointed at the results.