OT.....My Son Overly Obsessed With Science

[CityGarden]

I think obsessions at 10 is fairly common. Go with the flow and encourage him to enjoy it - to a point.

Yes to this!!! My dd loves science but she at 10 is obsessed with ballet...... all things ballet. She dances day and night and wants to be a Principle Dancer with ABT she also thinks she is going to create pointe shoes that feel like slippers and create nail polish that she can quickly turn clear for the stage like and on / off switch. See if you can combine his love of science with his interest in other areas as well..... science really is in everything.

[flying_babyb]

not odd, I was obssessed with poetry form 6-10. Asked for just about every Edgar Allen Poe book. Then it progressed to aliens. At this point I was reading adult books on aliens for AR points. I baffled my teachers. When I was young I obsessed about getting into either the police academy or the FBI! I guess it turned out well cause I'm working on the academy.

[Blackcat31]

As always.... still interesting but this thread is from 2013.

Resurrected by an unregistered poster as usual.

[Pepperth]

I almost posted last night in response, but then noticed it was from 2013. I'll post anyway, . This was me with American history, specifically JFK. I was the only 6th grader in my school to check out Profiles In Courage (and I checked it out multiple times.) At one point, I realized I had more books about US Presidents than the library. I'm still that way actually, though about slightly different topics. Not sure why I get obsessed about my topic of interest, but it sure brings joy. (And I think that's the important part)

[daycarediva]

reread my comment. Son is now 12, still the same nerdy kid. I still love it. Although now it's less science and more history and politics, specifically how politics shaped history.