And that one mother that turned down refreshments because it wasn't the right time of the day. At first I thought maybe her prodigy had autism and from what people say on the forums that might explain that the daughter does better with a strict routine, even down to the refreshments. Then I looked again and the article said that the little girl kept looking at the cookies and the mother kept giving her "the look".
All I can guess now is that the mother was strict. My mom pointed out when another mother told her kid no to something they were offered. She asked me if I knew why they did that and then told me it was so the kid learned not to expect anything or ever ask other people for stuff. My mother in law told me stories of her sons who she said were so well trained that whenever someone would offer something they would always look for her to say yes or no first.
