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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Don't know whether to lol at the parents blaming their kids bratty behavior on "high IQ's" or what.[/quote]

I can't believe how many D.C. parents actually believe that the reason their child is difficult is because of high IQ.  We have five kids.  Of our five, one is brilliant.  She is a national merit scholar.  She has been taking college level courses since the eighth grade.  She was accepted to Yale.  (She turned it down for another school).  And she has never given us any trouble outside the typical teen drama.

Our other kids are bright, but not gifted.  Our oldest was the most challenging.  And our youngest seems to be following suit.   But in my 22 years of parenting, I have never allowed a child to spit, hit, yell, or disobey without immediate consequences.  Perhaps that's why after the age of about 2, my kids never acted out that way.

I can't help but chuckle when I hear moms in the D.C. area "reason" with their children.  "Little Carson, you can't have a cookie right now because we don't eat non-organic, overly processed foods.  And it's almost time for your lunch.  I know you are upset.  Please tell me how you feel.  Use your words."

In the real world, the conversation goes more like:  "No.  You can't have a cookie.  This no is not going to change.  Do not ask me again.  If you choose to ask me again, you won't have a cookie after lunch."

...and then you follow through every single time.[/quote]

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