Well one thing that also comes to mind is that the "absent minded professor" is a cliche wink thinking all these big thoughts doesn't leave a lot of room for the other stuff sometimes.

Also, I also tend to think my kids should behave like adults "often" but they are children, they just don't have it together. A book I recently read that helped a great deal was "The Whole Brain Child". Just because they can talk like an adult about some things doesn't mean they aren't five. smile Also all children develop differently at different times. With G you have A LOT of asynchrony.