To ask how to raise an intellectual child?

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raindances · 16/02/2023 09:30

I really want to nurture my DS potential, he is 4 and bright/advanced.

I have always done well academically and plan on doing a PHD but I wasn't raised in a way that nurtured this.

How do you raise intelligent, intellectual, well-rounded kids?

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Stickmansmum · 08/03/2023 14:20

At dinner with 4 kids under 9 we would discuss news topics and controversy’s and reasons why. Their thoughts can be very on the ball. The little one however (4) is hilarious and doesn’t get the subtext like the other 3. So I think there is a sudden moment around age 4 when they have a sudden awareness of context and time.

CrackedLookingGlass · 08/03/2023 15:58

Stickmansmum · 08/03/2023 14:17

Reading reading reading. And teach them critical thinking from when they are 3-4. Lots of parents underestimate children’s capacity to understand extremely complex situations. I’ve always explained nuances and back stories and less obvious points to my kids and they constantly surprise me with their insight into complex situations. My 6 yr old once asked me if Trump knows he’s a bad man or thinks he’s a good man but is actually doing bad things. Stuff like that. Kids are smart.

I agree. DS and his friends (10 and 11) are total newshounds and I’ve been surprised at how acute their questions are.

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