I prefer the two-pronged approach of praising and valuing effort *and* telling my kids they're wonderful and smart laugh

Also, just putting it out there that gifted kids aren't necessarily academically advanced ...

We'll tell DD her "number" when she's older but at 6 it's not interesting or useful information for her. I also don't share her number with anyone especially friends with a gifted boy who seem to like to compare and contrast whenever they can smirk