This scientist was raised in the Nintendo&#x2F; TV age, but with parents who limited my time at such activities. Spending time outside was mandatory. Boredom followed by inventing games&#x2F;tearing stuff apart was frequent. There&#x27;s certainly no 100% foolproof method to raising a scientist (and I think that&#x27;d be a terrible parenting goal :), but there may be things to learn here.<p>It would be fascinating to have a study of current 25-35 year olds occupations and parenting rules. Perhaps it&#x27;s been done? (a few rules that could be asked about &quot;limited screen time&quot;, punishment (e.g. spanking, timeout), being sent &quot;outside&quot;, etc...).