10 signs your child has a high IQ

Don't worry if you catch your 5-year-old lying, because it's one of the signs that he's more intelligent than others.

Below are signs that a child has a high IQ, from birth to 10 years old.The Sun:

At birth: Significantly overweight

Women who give birth to heavy babies can rejoice because according to scientists, babies born with high birth weight are also more intelligent.

A study of more than 3,000 babies published in the British medical journalThe British Medical Journal found that a larger birth weight means a slightly higher IQ later in life. This could in turn mean that heavier babies are better cared for in the womb.

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1-2 years old: Hearing many languages

One trick to stimulating brain development in young children is to be conversed in several different languages, reports the journal Science.Child Development.

Children whose parents speak a foreign language tend to have higher IQs. Therefore, parents and parents-to-be should take the time to improve their foreign language skills.

3 years old: Taller than children of the same age

Tall children tend to score higher on intelligence tests, according to a study by the National Institute of Economic Research."As early as age 3, taller children performed significantly better on cognitive tests than their peers," the researchers noted.

4 years old: Can draw people

Young artists who can draw and color human figures at age 4 have higher intelligence than their teenage peers.

Researchers at King's College in London (UK) analyzed 15,000 pictures drawn by 4-year-old children and found that children with an artistic eye from a young age often do better on intelligence tests later.

5 years old:Lying from the beginning

Lying is sometimes a good thing.A Canadian study of 1,200 children aged 2 to 17 found that children who were able to lie early were more intelligent.Experts from the Institute for Child Research at the UniversityToronto (Canada) suggests that it may be due to the complex processes involved in recalling stories that children have heard and that this is a good indicator of a child's intelligence.

6 years old: Can play a musical instrument

Playing a musical instrument helps stimulate children's emotional intelligence at this age.. Researchers at the University of MedicineVermont looked at brain scans of 232 healthy children between the ages of 6 and 18. They found that the more children played a musical instrument, the better their anxiety and emotional control skills.

7 years old: Able to read well

Reading well in childhood is an important indicator of good intelligence in later years.Babies who have better-than-average reading skills at age 7 and immerse themselves in novels perform better on IQ tests as teens, according to a joint study by the University ofEdinburgh and King's College London in 2014.

8 years old: Likes to stay up late

Research by scientists at the London School of Economics (UK) shows that intelligent adults often stay up late and start this habit from a young age.

"The more intelligent a child is, the more likely he or she is to grow up to be a night owl and a late riser, both on weekdays and weekends," the researchers stressed.

9age: Eat breakfast

If your child consistently eats a healthy breakfast at this age, he or she is twice as likely to score above average on academic tests as his or her peers. The right foods for breakfast include cereal, bread, and milk, according to research from the University ofCardiff with 5,000 9-11 year olds.

10 years old: Likes interesting conversations

According to Mesa - an intelligence assessment organization in the UK,Important indicators of intelligence at this age include a love of conversation, making up different rules for board games, and playing with children of the same age.

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