They powered the computer revolution. They built the internet. I'm so glad I am one. And at least two of the main characters on the teen TV hit show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer are officially nerds. This is the computer age.
Nerds are in.
Clearly a thinking person's question. The program featured such famous nerds as Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and Steven Jobs, founder of Apple computers. Focus on the positive. Don't get caught up in your child's apparent failures. Know that in this day and age, when drugs, sex and conformity pose serious problems for kids, being out of it may be the best place to be.