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5 ways to develop children's talents

  • Written by Kenneth A. Kiewra, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Early starts are key to developing children's talents, experts say.Eugene Partyzan from www.shutterstock.com

Some people think talent is born. The often-told story of Mozart playing piano at 3 and composing at 5 reinforces such beliefs.

But here’s the rest of that story: Mozart’s father was a successful musician, composer and instructor....

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