Lots of good advice. My oldest is 4 and I see myself falling into all kinds of traps already. Like thinking she is destined for a college scholarship because she scored 5 goals in a U-5 game (Pufferfish - FTW!) the other day (even though I was the only one keeping count, in my head).

One thing that I've noticed is that real talent, be it academic, athletic, and especially in the work force (not counting working for the government), will always win out over mediocrity. If she is truly gifted at something, as long as you do a good job and keep her from drugs/pregnancy/jail/bowling alleys/etc I think that she will be successful in the real world, where the talent actually counts.