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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I believe a lot of that pressure comes from the anxiety and pressure WL parents knowingly or unwittingly put on their kids who feel they have to meet very high expectations of their parents. Then because the kids seem to be handling it and having fun with their teammates etc., the parents assume the kids aren't overly stressed and doing just fine.[/quote]

W-L parent here of a current full-IB senior.  I am likely guilty of this.  On the one hand, you don't want your kid to be stressed out.  On the other hand, you want them to do as well as they can.  In my kid's case, he's shown himself capable of getting excellent grades while taking a challenging course load, and spending 20-25 hours a week on an extra-curricular activity (sport) that he loves.  I know he needs more downtime (and more sleep!), so I try to encourage that when he can make that work, but its hard.  Not sure what the right answer is here.[/quote]

It is hard.  Just keep making sure your kid knows you're fine if he wants or needs to scale back.
It would be great if a lot more parents recognized this for themselves as you do.  People are so dumbstruck by how many teens are suffering from anxiety and they don't seem to understand why or how they may be contributing to it.
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