I don't know how what I write has anything to do with anything. But, I guess, as usual with public forums if we all don't believe the same thing then we are wrong, but to try to tell me my idea of what success means to me is wrong really takes the cake.
I don't know how many times I have to write that this is my world view; It doesn't matter to me that the people you know that are x,y,z. Success and its reasons for it are so unique to the individual. You can show me a million studies, but until there is one definition to every human being, then studies in this area are useless to me.
Some people might feel that placing the blame on parents if a child doesn't grow up to meet the parents' definition of success and calling it a result of bad parenting takes the cake. Obviously every gifted kid (and non-gifted kid) is unique. However there are some common experiences of the gifted that many parents find it worthwhile to familiarize themselves with.
