Reflecting on my own history, there are points where it would have been very helpful if somebody had raised certain considerations that I was unaware of at the time.
Agreed. The existence of sayings like "Hindsight is 20/20", and people frequently speaking of "if I knew
then what I know
now... !", indicates this may be common.
It seems there are so many more options today and kids may sample a broader array of interests while discovering the areas in which they most enjoy immersing themselves. Finding opportunities for building a progression of skills and abilities in one or more areas of intense personal interest can be an almost overwhelming prospect. This may be exacerbated for gifted girls, as indicated by articles recently published online: Analyses of web search results described that more searches were done for
son/gifted and
daughter/weight, indicating that girls may have an uphill climb if parents may be focused on different attributes of "success" for girls.
