Oooh! Oooh! (raising hand)
I don't think anyone brought up perfectionism yet, or if I missed it as I scanned, I guess I'm not perfect. Drat!
I think gifties may have a greater tendency towards perfectionism due to the issues with "lack of challenge" they can be more likely to face. While I think that the way we optimally communicate with all children is likely also good for perfectionists, I think it's even more critical to be careful of the types of messages we send them around results versus effort, and modeling appropriate reactions to failure for them.
