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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At age 17, I let my kid read his entire neuropsychological report, which included IQ scores.  His comment after - that it reflected him really well.

Prior to 17, I told him that the testing indicated that he was smart enough to do anything he wanted but that he, like everyone, had some weaknesses and places where he would have to work harder than others.  I also consistently said that success is not just about how smart you are, but how hard you work and not giving up or letting other people stop you, and that it is better to try and fail than never to try at all. [/quote]

As someone who works in education, this is the approach I’d take.

Kids don’t have a lot of context about IQ. It’s just one way to measure intelligence. Success and satisfaction in life depends on the hard work that one puts into cultivating skills varying from social intelligence to the ability to tolerate frustration. There are unhappy geniuses who don’t do much notable with their lives. There are also skilled, hard working people whose accomplishments exceed those of others who have higher IQs.

Many children, especially those with OP’s child’s profile will fixate on the number. They’ll share it with peers as a point of pride, even if they’ve been told not to do so. Most school-aged children don’t have the ability to accurately judge their own work, and they often lack the impulse control to self-censor when sharing certain information would be inappropriate.[/quote]

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