As the person who said that I should point out that my parents did teach me and work with me on things, just not technical maker projects (pinewood derby, build a bridge and see how much it can carry, etc). Other kids had dads with garages full of woodworking equipment and had trained them. On the other hand, my parents provided me with a computer and the freedom to learn from it (the thing I liked about computers is that you didn't have to depend on other people as much to learn how they worked).

As an example of what I missed out on, while I was on a team of makers I was using a cordless drill and stripped a screw. A coworker poitned out there's a knob that controls the tension of a ratchet, so you can make t he drill stop spinning before stripping the screw. I had no idea, at 45, that was even possible. They had all known about it from early childhood.

I recall something about Feynman's sister not being encouraged. I don't recall if it was his father or his mother.