Originally Posted by Iucounu
Every so often, a young or old adult wanders in here with a bunch of advice from a gifted child who's all grown up. One thing you may not understand is that a lot of the parents here have their own first-hand experiences about what it means to grow up gifted.

I would venture to say all of the parents on here had a childhood experience they're either trying to replicate or avoid for their own children.

Billy, you might find this article interesting.
http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/