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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of you firmly in the "nature" camp, how do you not throw your hands up in the air on all the hard stuff, like helping a kid who struggles with executive functioning skills get through their homework or helping another kid with no athletic talent try to find a somewhat enjoyable sport?  Why am I working so hard to save for college, shuttle kids to activities, pay for musical instruments, etc?  Why not just focus on my hobbies and let the chips fall with the kids? [/quote]

I don’t do a lot of that stuff.  
I let my kids with no athletic talent be on the math team and do the school musical and model UN.  
I’m saving for college for my kids that want to go, but I’m not forcing college and hiring a bunch of tutors for my child that wants to do a vocational school in high school.  
I pay for musical instruments and voice lessons for my kids who are interested, and I help them practice.  But if they aren’t interested, then they aren’t interested.  And if they move on and stop practicing, then they move on and I stop paying for and driving to lessons.  
You should do your own hobbies and have your own life, pp.

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