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Re:Ask HN: Any Parents to “Average” Children? by alkonaut on Saturday April 09, 2022 @05:38PM (#30972317)
You are ashamed your child is pretty much like every other child? Am I reading that right? That seems really strange.

My tip would be to just let the child be average. Do you think your higher IQ has made you happier throughout your life? Nothing bad about being average.

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Re:Ask HN: Any Parents to “Average” Children? by mediumiqsad on Saturday April 09, 2022 @05:52PM (#30972443)
OP's original post referenced this article [0] as a concern.

[0] https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Why-are-Palo-Alto-s-k...

Are they concerned about depression because he's afraid his daughter won't be smart enough? Do they think 68% of the population within 1 SD of the mean IQ are suicidal, or should be?

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