What Should I Do?

As both a parent and a museum educator, I’ve been learning a lot about the roles that extremely intense, deeply passionate interests can play in the lives of young children.
I’ve been learning from:

• My own family’s experiences with two sons who have both gone through a series of extremely intense interests as they’re grown from 18 months to 18 and 19 years old, respectively.
• Other families’ experiences, both my children’s friends and children I’ve met through Wonder Works, other educational institutions, and clubs.
• The research literature on children’s interests, which is both more extensive and less helpful than one might hope.

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