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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been noticing that some parents who seem to do everything right have unmotivated children. Other parents do nothing and kids seem hard working. I have one cousin whose kid plays video games all day despite both parents being HYP grads. I have another friend who has two kids who are doing poorly in school. One actually dropped out of high school. Mom just lost complete control of kids in high school.

DH and I both were motivated because we grew up poor. I think our kids are ambitious but they are still young.[/quote]

Parents give themselves too much stress and credit for how children turn out. We are shepherds not designers, we can feed input but can't control output.[/quote]

+1. Some kids are also way more susceptible to burn out, addiction, depression, anxiety, etc. if pushed too hard. Every kid is different. Some kids and adults have a powerful inner drive and others' don't. Some discover that drive in the working world but don't really have it at school and for others it is the opposite. People are not light bulbs that can keep be turned on and off. You need to accept your child as is and parent them as best you can. [/quote]

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