How to help bright kid identify interests?

moonchild
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:37:04 +0000

Time. He’s pretty young to have clearly defined interests. Once he has taken a couple of years of high school courses, his interests will start to appear. Many students don’t find what really excites them until college.
That isn’t to say you can’t encourage him to explore. Give him opportunities to take classes and do things that sound fun in the summer. It’s hard when your kid has a lot of talents, as yours seems to. They will find their way, however, given the opportunity to try things out. Between freshman year in high school and senior year in college, your son may go through several phases with different interests and passions. I know mine did. But by the time my son was in college, the direction he chose to take incorporated a few of the things he loved to do, but not all. For the rest, well, there are hobbies.