To bring up a brilliant child is not an easy task

Upbringing of a child is a sort of art and parents should come to this question very seriously in order not to make mistakes. Of course it is true about all children but especially it refers to talented ones. No harsh methods of upbringing are available in this case. Psychologists claim that rudeness and cruelty will never do any good to your child but in case with prodigies it is dangerous. These children have deep inner world and treat everything around them very seriously. They can't stand when parents cry at them and try to impose their will on them. Prodigies have their own attitude to things and you will never be able to bring them around to your point of view. Though they only begin to live their lives and don't have such a great life experience in comparison with yours, they seem to know everything as if they have already been born with antecedent knowledge.

Never resort to punishment in order to restrain such a child. This will cause an opposite effect and you won't manage to reach your goal. Note, that these children are sometimes disobedient not because they are bad or naughty, but because they are accustomed to act independently and without outside assistance. You will never be able to become a mentor for such a child and it won't execute your orders. The only acceptable way of communication with a child prodigy is to make friends with it. You can give it your pieces of advice, ask to do something courteously but you shouldn't insist on anything. By the way it is impossible, because this child can easily find an excuse not to obey your orders. Each your argument will be met by two or even three counterarguments from your child. Understand the truth that if your child is very clever, you will fail to use stupid methods, orders, commands, etc. That is a clever child needs clever approach and stupid approaches will be of no help. It means that you shouldn't stand your child in the corner and treat it rigorously.