One day, you will struggle to help your kids with algebra; you will note the critical-thinking finesse of your 15-year-old. One day the balance shifts as your children’s knowledge grows and you secretly start to worry if a power play is on the horizon.
• If your kid turns out smarter than you, would you be okay with it? Would you feel diminished as a parent?
• What would some benefits be of having a kid who is more intelligent than you?
• Would you ever let your child know that they had bested you, academically, in common sense? Why? Why not?
• If you would feel threatened by your child’s impressive intelligence, why do you think that is, and what would you do to manage it?
• If you don’t feel threatened by your child’s intelligence, talk about it! How does it make you feel? Like celebrating? Like observing what they are capable of? Write it down and send it in.
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It didn’t bother me at all. It was intimidating when they were in HS and I had no clue when they’d ask for help. I faked it well though.
Okay, so New Years Eve when the grandkids were over, I played chess with my 7 year old grandson … I have to admit that it was a little bit of a challenge because I thought I would have to make some poor moves to help him win. I actually had to play.