New Year, as everybody agrees, is a perfect time to evaluate the things we left behind and start to set up better plans and ways to do things and handle problems. It also means a terrific time for parents to change their point of view about their children that can initially be done by eliminating the awfully said and thought opinions, such as : “ My son is so lazy, he never finishes his school works”, or “It’s so difficult to make my daughter do things properly”. Well, parents, please be notified that based on the scientific researches done by reputable psychologists, a disclosing fact revealed, which is : there is no stupid or lazy child.
Every child is born with the 8 multiple intelligence in different levels. Beside showing typical talents, interests or intelligence, your children will surely show their strongest and weakest competence by having an intelligence test.
Each intelligence is stated by a graph. A high-line graph shows one particular high intelligence while a low-line graph shows that a child is weak in one particular aptitude. It means that the child's capability can surely be improved by working extra hard and of course endless support from their surroundings. For you, parents, of future parents, the following will be a good guidance to truly comprehend your children's competence and what to do to develop it. But, be wise and open-minded about the likely career options. They're only forecasts based on the indications.

1. Logical Intelligence
Children with this potency show fine, scientific, logical way of thinking and recognize patterns, abstract symbols or geometric shapes very well. They can also explain things deductively and inductively.
Such competence enables them to make a nice consideration or solution in different situations or cases. They're usually very good at calculating and solving scientific or math problems.
The Symptoms :
- They show terrific interests and results in Math and Science. They also have very big curiosity on scientific objects.
- They're big fans of games that need a good strategy or tactic, like chess, combat games and math puzzles
- They like to analyze and correct people when those people are making improper logical way of thinking or speaking.
- They frequently ask questions about anything and find the answers by themselves.
- They're very critical and logical in handling matters.

The Dos to develop the children's achievement :
1. Buy games or tools that facilitate them to do self experiments. Of course, the safe ones.
2. Provide them with strategic and logical games, such as chess, bridge and fun math puzzles.
3. Ask them to make their own conclusion after reading an educative story book or watching a movie.
4. Always involve them in as many outdoor adventurous activities as you can.

They'll be perfect for these jobs :
A professional Medical Worker, a scientist, a professor, a math lecturer/teacher, a computer analyst or programmer, a stock broker, a public accountant, a banker or a statistic worker

2. Language Intelligence
Children that posses this intelligence show a very good competence in a language both orally and in writing. They're also meticulous in their words choosing.
The indications :
- They really like to read and write.
- They can easily remember names, dates, places and other
simple things.
- They are good at arranging words, like in rhymes or poets.
- They can easily learn, understand and apply a foreign language.
- They posses terrific vocabulary and like to use them.
- They like to pay attention to other people's talking.
- They like to debate, argue, interact and write letters.

The Dos to improve the children's competence :
1. Always give them an opportunity to learn a foreign language.
2. Encourage them to express themselves using the acceptable terms or expressions and also in writing.
3. Often play word games with them.
4. Facilitate them with good, fun, educative books.

They will ideally work as : a journalist or a writer, an author, a language teacher / lecturer, a professional debater, an Interpreter or a translator and a public speaker

3. Intrapersonal Intelligence
The characters showed by children with this intelligence are : possessing a good ability to understand feelings, ideas and personal dreams. They can also see themselves as other people see them so that they are able to interact with themselves well. They are competent in controlling their steps and good at managing their feelings for a long time.
The clues :
- They like original things
- They understand themselves well ; their own strength and weaknesses
- They are always confident with their capabilities
- They are determined and persistent in reaching their goals
and ambitions
- They're good at following instincts

The Dos to boost the children's accomplishment:
1. Often finish tasks together with them.
2. Encourage them to tell about what they experience in one day and write it down
3. As they're good at understanding what they want, they usually show a strong ambition in pursuing their goals, at present and in the future, it is wise for parents to explain them about their goals, what obstacles they may experience and how to handle them.

They'll be terrific in performing these jobs :
A psychologist, a philosopher, a social worker, a life coach, a consultant or a counselor

4. Interpersonal Intelligence
Children in this category are terrific in understanding people, handling differences and excellent in working together. They have high empathy, are nice, friendly, helpful and tolerant.
The symptoms :
- They're good at meeting people with various backgrounds, jobs and
ages.
- They're fine mediators
- They're usually admired by their friends or surroundings.

The following are the things that may develop the children's well-being:
1. Take them to volunteering events and let them mingle naturally with
the participants
2. Lead them to see a matter from a different point of views
3. As they're fond of socializing, take them to visit their relatives, friends and new acquaintances frequently. It's good to shape their interpersonal intelligence and a fine way to maintain relationship.

The children will be great for these jobs :
A public relations executive, a sociologist, an anthropologist, a Master of Ceremony, a Customer Service executive or a consultant.

5. Kinesthetic Physical Intelligence
Children with this intelligence are remarkable at using their gross motor and fine motor skills ; especially in sports, acting, art and crafts.
The indications :
- They possess a good, balanced rhythm in doing artistic jobs
- They have elastic body as they're good at sporty or artistic movement
- They are usually competent in reading gestures and body language

The Dos to highly support the children's capability :
1. Frequently play games that increase their muscle and nerve coordination
2. Provide them with fun handy craft tools/activities
3. Stimulate them with gesture-reading games
4. Take them to participate in as many sports or artistic events as you can

The ideal jobs for the children are:
An athlete or a coach, a singer, a dancer, a choreographer, a movie star or movie director, a model, an acrobat, a soldier or a police officer

6. Visual Intelligence
Children that belong to this category show a really good capability in imagining a form and visualizing it both concretely and abstractly.
The symptoms :
- They love to draw, paint and color
- They like to classify things
- They posses a good skill in reading map and telling direction
- They like to build things
- They are meticulous and like to work in detail

The Dos to increase the children's potency :
1. Frequently stimulate them to imagine the characters or events illustrated in the books they read
2. Encourage them to express their ideas/imagination in drawing
3. Lead them to observe the environment then guide them to take photos of their favorite natural scenes.
4. Involve them in decorating their rooms (bedroom and playing room) using interesting colors and their favorite characters

They'll be wonderful to work as :
A professional photographer, an illustrator or a cartoonist, a fashion or jewelry designer, a professional tailor, an architect or a graphic designer

7. Musical Intelligence
Children belonging to this group surely show superior skills in music. They enjoy, play, compose and listen to music very well.
The indications :
- They have an excellent sensitivity in different sounds and rhythm
- They can clearly differentiate one particular sound to another
- They can easily remember a tone or a sound
- They can perfectly move according to a rhythm or music.

The following actions are ideally done to the children:
1. Send them to a good musical school / course
2. Encourage them to create their own music or rhythm to express any feelings
It's obvious that they'll make a perfect :
- Musician
- Song writer
- Music editor
- Music Composer
- Orchestra Conductor
- Music Therapist
- Music Teacher

8. Naturalist Intelligence
If your children demonstrate the following skills, it means they belong to this group ;
- They have a strong interest and good competence in recognizing flora
and fauna
- They love all living things ; people, animals, plants and nature
- They like to collect natural items, like dry leaves, dead insects, dead seashells, etc.
- They are often fascinated by natural phenomenon, such as thunder,lightning ,storm, hurricane, etc.

You can help them develop their competence by :
1. Involving them in many natural activities, such as outing, excursion, camping, gardening, farming, etc.
2. Allowing them to keep a safe pet and teach them how to take care of it.
3. Providing them with tools ; books, DVDs, posters about nature and educate them to preserve the good environment.

They'll be wonderful in performing these jobs :
A vet, a biologist, a weather forecaster, a horticulturist or an agriculturist.