Chelle - you've already gotten a lot of great advice, so I'll just add one thing. Try not to worry about people's potential reactions until they actually happen (and *if* they actually happen). Remember that most of us parents really care about our own children, but other people's children aren't so much the center of our universe
Our friends will be happy and cheer our kids on, and other people, casual acquaintances or whoever... most likely won't really care all that much. I think sometimes we (as parents of gifted kids) will think other parents will be jealous etc of our kid's opportunities or accomplishments, but I think in reality it happens far less frequently than we'd think it would
Best wishes,
polarbear
