Expose them to as many things as possible. My first child knows every flag, every capital city, and taught me the politics of Kosovo, Yugoslavia, and Serbia. M

Expose them to as many things as possible. My first child knows every flag, every capital city, and taught me the politics of Kosovo, Yugoslavia, and Serbia. My second child memorized part of the times table at 3 years old just by watching her older sister do it. My third child is a genius with motor skills - he's learned to walk at 11 months, can "parrot" conversation/song, move furniture around, throw things with his full body mass. I think you have to find what clicks for them, what fascinates them. I bought my eldest kid a chess set, Rubik's cube, guided her to programming. They're very interested and want to be good at it but the fascination isn't there. It's like a chore. Also be wary that chess might have been your unique talent as a kid. You might not be world class, but you could also be in the 1% who actually liked chess as child. So just because you and other kids can do it, it doesn't mean every kid can.