20 Alternative Signs Your Child is Gifted

I received an email this morning headed 20 Signs of a Gifted Child.... from Circle of Moms
It introduced itself in the preamble.... "kids are also commonly identified as gifted by the observations of families, teachers, and friends. Below are some of the many characteristics that gifted children often exhibit...." making sure to point out that "no one gifted child exhibits all the traits"...

Well I thought before I read the list what would my 20 signs be... and here they are

20 Alternative Signs Your Child is Gifted

Oh and it does help if they DO exhibit all the traits...

1. They say please and thank you appropriately
   
2. They look at you when they talk to you
3. They don't look like they have ants in their pants when talking to you
4. They eat what they are given when at a friends house
5. They are not fussy eaters
6. They don't only want to eat sweets
7. They write thank you letters willingly
8. They don't pick on other children who seem different
   
9. They don't show off, act up or throw temper tantrums
   
10. They thank parents of friends for having them to play/stay/sleepover
    
11. They say goodbye to friends when they leave
12. They do not spend all day watching TV or playing computer games
13. They do not sit with a DS or i-phone playing when you have friends or family over
14. They tell you about their day
15. They are able to describe events with more words than just "good" "ok" "nice"
    
16. They prefer to play in the garden than watch TV
17. They go to bed without any argument when asked to
    
18. They can play a game for more than 10 minutes and not end it in tears
19. They play with their siblings nicely
20. They are grateful for what they have

I think there's easily another 20 in me but I'll just keep working on these for now, after all Christmas is coming and you never know what gifts Santa might bring me....