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[quote=Anonymous]OP, please don't let your kid think that having a high IQ is the be-all-end-all.  Sure, it's great, but discipline and work ethic are going to be more indicative of both success and personal satisfaction in the long run.

My IQ was tested on different occasions at 145, 148, and 150, and I do extremely well on standardized tests.  (Whoop de doo, right?)  I still flunked three classes in my first semester of undergrad.   :)   Now I'm in a job with a whole bunch of other very smart people, and it's the ones who work hard and don't procrastinate who do the best, not the smartest people.  In fact, I think it's the people who are smarter than average but not "highly gifted" who are the highest achievers.

There are A LOT of former gifted children out there who are now anxious adults whose perfectionism makes them give up on new tasks because they're not immediately awesome at them.

This is why, when I praise my son, I make an effort to say "Wow, you worked really hard!" instead of "Wow, you're so smart!"  I'd rather he developed a strong work ethic than a belief that because he's smart, things will come easily to him.

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