crisc - I am sorry that the conference didn't go well. I've had some that weren't so great too so I know how that feels. Ugh.
About your son frequently telling everyone else how smart he is, that is something you can do something about. I see these problems in my kid's school where some kids who are extremely bright, like to tell the other kids just how smart they are. This does not make them liked or popular with the other children. You definitely don't want to hurt his self esteem in any way, but you can explain to him that he doesn't need to tell others how smart he is. He can tell you all day long but that it might hurt other children's feelings to be told they aren't as bright as he is. I'm sure he thinks he is just sharing truthful information so he doesn't see it as being potentially hurtful to others.
At least he is young and you can help lead him in that direction now. The kids I'm thinking of are in 4th grade and the other children have started retaliating again them when they are informed how smart the other children are. It's kind of sad because they don't get why the other kid's just don't like them. Good luck!!!!
