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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the hardest parts of parenting is remembering your kid isn’t you. My kids are not driven in the way my husband and I were. They will still be fine.[/quote]

I think this is a little oversimplified. I am on my third junior (all boys). Kids are also different from one another and some need a little more support and hand-holding.

My oldest was super excited about colleges. He wanted to start visiting colleges sophomore year and loved every single one. He asked for test-prep, wrote his personal statement in spring of Junior year etc. My second was so nervous that he kept turning down invitations from family and friends to visit schools and answered "I have no idea" to every question. I kept waiting for him to take the lead and show interest and it never happened. I finally forced him to go on a visit during the fall of senior year and it broke the spell. I am not saying he suddenly loved the process but he now had opinions on the kind of colleges he liked and didn't like and he was definitely no longer frozen. I realized I had waited far longer than I needed too - he needed a little nudging and I should have done it much sooner for his sake. My third is kind of in between attitude-wise. He is not taking any initiative but doesn't seem as terrified as number 2. I am just going to go ahead and schedule some visits and see if it starts the conversation.[/quote]

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