Colman Noctor: How to parent when your child is a deep thinker 

The most important lesson we can teach deeply thoughtful children is that they are responsible to others, but they are not responsible for them

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“Dad, does a duck know it’s a duck?’ When I heard my son asking this when he was about four years of age, my silent response was, ‘uh oh’.

It was a red flag, showing a tendency for ‘deep thinking’. Although part of me believes there is a great advantage in being reflective, it is also a heavy burden.