If your kid has talent, don't try to isolate them from the world to focus on that talent.
My parents did not let my two younger gifted sisters watch TV, use the telephone, spend time with friends, or even spend any time outside the house, so that they could maximize their learning. When one sister went to college, they would wait outside the lecture hall and drive her home the instant classes ended.
One sister got her degree, but moved to the opposite side of the country, didn't give us her new address, and does not communicate with anyone in the family.
My other sister dropped out of college, but didn't tell the parents - she'd spend the day at the library, and then wait outside the classroom door when the parents came to pick her up. Two days before graduation she ran away and moved in with me. She also has minimal communication with our parents.
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My parents did not let my two younger gifted sisters watch TV, use the telephone, spend time with friends, or even spend any time outside the house, so that they could maximize their learning. When one sister went to college, they would wait outside the lecture hall and drive her home the instant classes ended.
One sister got her degree, but moved to the opposite side of the country, didn't give us her new address, and does not communicate with anyone in the family.
My other sister dropped out of college, but didn't tell the parents - she'd spend the day at the library, and then wait outside the classroom door when the parents came to pick her up. Two days before graduation she ran away and moved in with me. She also has minimal communication with our parents.