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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up here in the 80's and I don't think it is anything new... though I would say that the kids with anxieties were the top students taking too many honors/AP classes and could never satisfy their parents endless need for them to "do better than their parents". I also went to a reunion and the "top" students are not exactly standouts professionally/personally. So it seems like it was all for naught. I think it's this area, super competitive... extrinsic validation... pushing your kids to beat the Jones' kids. I let my kids take life slowly, don't over do their school schedule (freshman year: took Algebra, no APs), let them navigate their sports, etc.... People act like I have 2 heads. OTOH, my brother who lives in Colorado had his son do test prep for the SATs and people looked at him like he had 2 heads. [/quote]
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