<p>It is very hard to generalize about this topic. I know when our first child did well on the SATs, I was probably more eager to share than I should have been. (Hey, when your firstborn gets an 800 on some part of the test, which is better than either parent ever did, you feel you did something RIGHT!) 
After the 2nd & 3rd child, we were more blase about it. OTOH, the poor 3rd child (and the 4th) may have felt neglected because they were not bragged about…</p>
<p>And sometimes the question about the SAT/ACT scores is out of genuine hope that the child did as well as they needed to to get into the school of their dreams. I loved hearing good news about my friends’ children; I like to think I was tactful about not asking when the news wasn’t likely to be good, but everyone makes mistakes.</p>
<p>I think this: I wouldn’t ask a casual acquaintance how their child did. Too many ways to misinterpret the question. But among friends, we did share these things.</p>
<p>I was asked the question but I think they already knew the answer was going to be a pleasant one.</p>