To be honest I never picked my kids were gifted so it is probably good someone else reached out and told me. Honestly that is just what kids in my family are like.
That was my entrance into the GT world.
When listening to a parent vent, I will often pull the parent aside privately later and say "you know, my family has been there, but the school is now a great fit for my kids. I'm happy to tell you more about what we did to get there. You might find something useful in our tale. Let me give you my phone number." I've done this at least 10 times in the last 5 years. About half follow up. All but one of those ultimately placed into the gifted program, but through alternate ID pathways not otherwise made clear to parents.
