“My red headed, blue eyed grandson statistically will fall into the realm. His parents and I are already on it.....He’s two months old.”
OUTSTANDING!! Teach him reading (phonics, of course) before he’s 4 years old, and walk him through math after that, with NO CALCULATORS. Keep him at least 2 years ahead in both areas and the schools won’t be able to lay a finger on him as far as messing up his life - he’ll just laugh at them and feel sorry the other kids (like my kids did).
NOW GET TO WORK!!!
At one month he was already lifting/moving his head to watch your mouth as you talked or sang to him. Is focusing on wall art. When his daddy came home from being on tour for a week yesterday, he verbally responded from his bedroom to “Charlie I'm home”. Not bad! for two months.
Both of his parents were academically gifted, athletic and musical, BUT they both dealt with some inherited learning challenges. They understand what hard work must be done to overcome those obstacles.
PS...Grandma get to Love, Spoil and encourage....and she’s good at all three.