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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody is telling your kid they are smart except you and your head.  You are convinced your kid is smart and you are spreading that around.  No one else gives a shit about your kid.[/quote]

Not OP, nut you sound very angry. If your child is underperforming, or if yourself are not that bright, don't take it out on OP. There is a real chance that people are telling her kid s/he is so smart. They certainly tell my kid that a lot, including her friends and classmates.[/quote]

Mine, too, and I worry about this because some of the people who ought to be working with him and encouraging him to work hard instead act like they're meeting a celebrity.

I just never say anything like that at home, and act like he's normal. Because he is. At least in our house, he's totally average.

As he gets older (he's 6), his strengths and weaknesses are becoming clearer. He was a very early, strong reader, and he has a huge vocabulary and an excellent memory. And he loves science and learning, so he can sound very "smart." But he's right on grade level for math, his handwriting is not great, and his spelling is like every other reader in his class -- not good. It's getting easier to counteract the "smart" comments.

I grew up being called "smart," and had all the negative effects as a grown-up. I'm not going to let that happen to him.[/quote]

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