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The worst potential harm in exposing a child to stimulating problems too early is that he could fail to become immediately interested in them; the potential har
by pervycreeper 9y ago
The worst potential harm in exposing a child to stimulating problems too early is that he could fail to become immediately interested in them; the potential harm in failing to do so is that he will never fulfill his maximum potential.
- avip 9y agoNo. The potential harm is experiencing failure, in the very field she feels strongly is precious and important to her beloved parents. The potential harm is having a kid less eager to try new things because he's afraid of something.
- adrianratnapala 9y agoI'd think "experiencing failure" is only a problem if a parent persistently tries to push something inappropriate. Otherwise it is just part of life and of growing up. The (minor) failure is still a learning experience, just a moral rather than mathematical one.
- StevePerkins 9y ago"avip" nailed it already, better than I could. I'm just replying to say that if your username is "pervycreeper", you might reconsider whether to weigh in on exposing a child to anything...