Thank you kindly, LAF. It's wonderful when posts may resonate with one or more fellow members of the forum.
if the mother of your child is indifferent to the fact that your child is gifted, I would say the first thing I would recommend is to provide a safe place for that child to be gifted.
Agreed.
This must also necessitate providing a safe place for the mother to be gifted. While this may seem obvious to some, not every culture or family values high intelligence in women; Some may assign roles to women, without a woman seeking or feeling well suited to a particular role.
As a separate point, when a child begins to surpass one or both parents in one or more areas of knowledge and/or processing speed and/or making connections, etc... respect and deference are still due to the parents (gifted or not). Children benefit from learning and practicing respect for authority of every gender, creed, ethnicity, IQ... and compassion for individuals in all walks of life, whether they are in positions of authority or not.
