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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm basing this question on a previous thread. I want my kids to be well-rounded but they don't share the sentiment (eg., get good at playing an instrument, develop leadership skills, get involved with a youth group, learn a new skill, a foreign language, etc.). [b]Their at that age in which they will only do things if it personally interests them[/b], which, of course, is mostly electronics. Most of the things I want them to do, they perceive as being nerdy, but I know that these types of things may help them get into a good university down the road and just develop them as strong, independent human beings. How are you parents encouraging your tweens to be well rounded without forcing it - I don't want to helicopter! Is it just the luck of the draw?[/quote]

Of course they are. Few ten-year-olds are going to think, "I really don't want to do this, but I'm going to anyway, because it will help me be well-rounded and get into a good college."

You should raise the children you have, not the children you want to have. Expose them to lots of different things, but let them develop their own interests, on their own schedule.[/quote]

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