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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t need to do all of “the things” but to do nothing, seems neglectful.  [/quote]

+1 It's definitely a continuum and ultimately, IMO, it's about supporting the particular kid you have with the resources you have available. If you have a hard-charging, ambitious, brilliant kid who wants to go to Harvard, then supporting that kid could mean figuring out how to help him get the test prep and admissions guidance he needs to put together the best application. Or, if you really can't afford Harvard, helping him find alternatives that can also support his ambitions. But, if you are imposing your own ideas that only T10 schools are acceptable and pushing "all the things" on the kid to achieve your own ambitions, that is toxic behavior that will hurt your kid. Getting tutors for a student who is struggling with a particular class is appropriate. Insisting that they have to be in the top level of all classes when it takes tutors for all of them to make that possible, probably not good for them.[/quote]

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