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[quote=Anonymous]Take the testing with a little perspective and a grain of salt. An IQ test is a single assessment that adds a little information to the complete picture of a child's intellectual capacity and development. My DC (now in high school) tested in the 150+ FSIQ range on the WPSSI in PK and the WISC in 3rd and scored over 1900 on the SAT in 7th grade.  But, DC is not any kind of freak of nature genius.  DC is a pretty typical smart child from a upper middle class family -- early reader, quick learner, very articulate, intense questioner, etc -- like all the other students at DC's Big 3/4/5 school.  We never felt a need to do or ask for anything out of the ordinary to serve DC's needs. Our "enrichment" is pretty much just involving DC in more and more adult things my spouse and I like to do anyways - travel, art, theater, ideas.

On the other hand, there is a student at DC's school whose parents really focused on her IQ scores. They pulled every trick in the genius child rearing book --daily violin lessons for neural connections, martial arts for discipline, a professional coach to win national competitions. They even put her bed on the floor because being closer to the ground might enhance her brain development. She's turned into a charming, popular, multi-talented high schooler, in addition to being the smartest student in the class.

So maybe the kids will turn out all right, as long as we parents don't do too much to mess them up.

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