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[quote=Anonymous]I get the whole let kids figure out their own lives, but they are still very young to be making all these decisions themselves. One day, some will probably wish their parents would have provided more guidance. On the other hand, some parents claim they don’t provide guidance, but do in subtle ways. I have a kid who went through the admissions process last year and got into his top choice ED while many kids struggled. And, to some degree, I think his result reflected help from us regarding his application strategy. A lot of kids get to college admissions and realize important things too late. For example, that schools have certain course rigor, GPA, and testing requirements. But, in senior year, it’s too late to change those things. Suddenly, they may be left with unappealing choices. It’s hard to get the balance right - obviously no one wants their kid and themselves to be miserable for 18 years - but I think a parent needs to use their larger vision of life, including options and consequences, to help a child navigate big decisions. [/quote]

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