The Struggles Of Raising A Highly Intelligent Child
Battles you need to win or a precedent will be set
Both of my sons are highly intelligent and no that is not a mother bragging. You see it was a hindrance and an extreme challenge when trying to raise both boys.
To top off the challenge, both of my boys are extremely — and I mean extremely — stubborn. But then so is their mother, who in turn inherited this trait from her father. So what hope did my sons have!
One that constantly kept me on my toes!
When it comes to disciplining an intelligent child, it is necessary to use your own intelligence and creativity.
An example of the difficulties posed in the guise of discipline.
Now, at the time of this all taking place, we lived in a house that I had designed to best aid a single mother with two small boys. This house had no internal walls, except for the bathroom and toilet. The rest of the house was totally open, so no matter where the boys were, I could supervise them.
My oldest son was five years old at the time of this example and he was going through a terrible rebellious stage in his life. A stage that, no matter what, I could not condone.
