Great question BaseballDad. I, myself, have battled this idea of the IQ test and might have jumped at the chance to test my toddler but have come to my senses. I really have no plans to test my DD in the near future and at this point, really don't care if we ever test her. The only reason I would is if she is not thriving in her home/school environments. I have come to the conclusion that IQ tests are a piece of the puzzle to help us understand the complicated child that stands before us. My BF's daughter is PG and has many problems which can be stifling for her. These are the things that worry me about my daughter and we watch her for the tell tale signs of emotional issues because my DD and my BF's DD are very similar. It saddens me that her daughter is going through what she is and trust me ... I have been apart of her life since before birth and love her as my own, but I see her experiences as learning opportunities for myself and my daughter. For example: SI which wasn't a well known term when my BF's daughter was young but is clearly something she has and something my daughter has. So for us it's more important to start DD in a challenging environment and let her stumble early on so she can build her skills on how to handle it. This said ... if we did live in NYC we too would be going through the stressful process of finding a great school that could challenge her and that would more than likely mean IQ tests but I have really come to realize testing to just test is not worth it and we will only test when and only when we have a real reason to do so.
