Actually I think the full grade skip is no different from having older siblings. My younger son learns way more stuff from his brother (+2.5 years) and his brother's friends than he does from his classmates (+1-2 years). And I bet this is true in normal (non HG families), too, and has been true forever. So about 1/2 the population has been thru it so I don't stress too much.
I worry more about our older son (11 years). I can't seem to stop him from reading The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, etc. My husband hides the Esquire, but there's a limit to how much you can keep stuff away from a kid who's genuinely interested. Especially when he knows what clever cartoons are there to be studied... I'd take any advice on that.
On college we're choosing to invest in private school today. I am hoping they do public HS, which will help a lot.
