I'm really curious what I'd do to raise a child, because with every problem that would arise it would be an existential question where I'd have to rethink what should be done and not just assume that just because I am the parent I know better than the child. I would emphasize responsibility with the child even at a very young age, focusing on what they want and informing them about things they might want.
I'd treat them as equals in terms of respect, as a friend rather than master, and tell them that, earnestly, lean my forehead against theirs and say "I have as much to learn from you as you from me." Every parent thinks their child exceptionally intelligent because they have no idea how intelligent children really are. They have up to ten times the number of synapses adults do. They may not know much but they think extremely fast. In some ways they are superior to us.
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