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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. We are covered on other enrichment in terms of games and activities. Not really what I'm asking.

And in terms of homework, it is not nightly and it's not required. It's generally a few worksheets sent home once a week so we can see what they are working on, plus we get home access to an app with problem sets. DD wants to do this stuff, if she didn't, we would not make her.

But as a result, I'm struggling a bit with how to respond when she does a few problems and then says she's bored and wants to quit. Since I never consider deted it necessary in the first place, I'm inclined to just say ok. But since she's interested in the subject and, I think, might find the more advanced stuff she'll get to sooner if she sticks with it really interesting, I'm debating trying to push her a bit more to work through her boredom in order to gain mastery of this stuff now.

I guess I compare it to swimming or another activity. She used to get annoyed in swim class too because she got bored with the basic drills, but we made her stick with it until she passed the swim test that means she can go in the pool without a parent when lifeguards are in duty and it was soooo worth it-- she's thrilled at her new independence and loves swimming now. She just had to suck it up through the kicking and floating drills that got boring after a while.

Just wondering if this might be something with similar dividends.[/quote]

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