The thing I personally take away--and this is not any sort of judgement for or against this article, just my own personal thoughts whenever I read articles about GT kids--is that I will definitely think long and hard before allowing any sort of publicity about my child, were the opportunity to present itself.
Media coverage is not always in your control, and you ARE dealing with a child. Regardless of whether this particular family is thrilled by the media coverage or troubled or anything in between (or beyond), conversations like this always remind me that people who view the media coverage are going to feel like they have to right to comment about your child, your parenting, your lives. You are effectively inviting that, whether you want to or not. I think it pays to be think about that before you decide to allow publicity, even if you do choose to allow it.
Thinking about the ramifications of our actions is never a bad thing, I don't think.
FWIW...
