Don all parents think their child/ren are gifted?
No. Many parents are very reluctant to acknowledge their child is gifted. Some parents will say they think their child is bright, or smart, but not gifted. Parents sometimes have unrealistic ideas of what giftedness means. A child does not have to be ready for college at age 10 in order to be gifted. Rather than trusting their own observations and experiences, some parents don’t acknowledge that their child is gifted unless school or other outside “authorities” make a formal identification. Given our society’s love/hate relationship toward the gifted, parents often feel it sounds conceited to say that their child is gifted. Additionally, they often feel obligated to assure others that they, themselves, aren’t gifted. Furthermore, some parents believe if their child will be a happier person if s/he is average, or slightly above average. Overall, some parents come to believe that giftedness is more of a burden than a blessing. “Most parents are afraid of the gifted label because of the e
