7 steps to raise a geek child
Occasionally I move from Practical Nerd to personal nerd in my columns for GeekWire. And “7 steps to raise a geek child” is my most personal yet. ![By powerbooktrance [CC-BY-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://intrinsicstrategy.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Geek_rubber_duck_2.jpg "Geek_rubber_duck_2")
Yet it’s also practical, in that “geek” has gone from being a negative epithet to a kind of laudatory epaulet in a generation. The seven steps are all about balance and, I suppose, would work equally well for giving a jock child a more complete upbringing. Though I clearly didn’t have that direct athletic experience while growing up, my son — who suggested an alternate heading for tip number three, “Mindmeld with your child. (Or use the Force, if you must.)” — easily could have.
Decide for yourself by reading “7 steps to raise a geek child” at GeekWire.
