Reply to I push my kids and have NO shame! You should too!!!

Forum Index » Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)

Reply to "I push my kids and have NO shame! You should too!!!"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a huge, HUGE difference between "pushing" and helping your child unlock their potential. I don't push. I don't force them to sit and do workbooks nor do I make them do prep tests or call the school up to demand that my child be put in Algebra in 6th grade. But what I do do, in my opinion, is much healthier and will lead to much better consequences. I give them all the tools they need to succeed. My husband and I: Read to them all the time since they were babies, shower them and the entire home with love and security, talk to them about everything and anything using advanced vocabulary, introduce them to age appropriate games, puzzles and brain teasers, allow them ample amounts of independent playtime, take them on walks, hikes, to the playground, to museums, expose them to other countries and ways of life, cook together and allow them to make a mess when necessary, play fun math games while waiting for our food at restaurants or waiting in lines, expose them to as many activities/sports/instruments as they want and teach them about the importance of honoring a commitment, take them to the ballet/children's opera/children's symphony, make clear that education is our number one priority as a family, expose them to healthy foods to fuel their growing bodies and brains, establish clear bedtime routines to keep them well rested and energized, etc. etc. None of this involves pushing but my kids used all of these tools to thrive in school and life.[/quote]

It's so endearing to see that type of post. Go head with your enrichment, PP. It's cute, and it's good parenting. It has nothing to do with high schoolers striving to eke out straight As in 15 AP classes so they can be competitive for top colleges, but clearly you're not there yet. I'm at this point. I recently paid $350/hr to an excellent math tutor (I'm a research scientist, I know he was excellent) so that my junior could survive his junior year. It was worth it. He will also get ACT prep, at the same rate. I don't expect to have to do this with my other teens, but this one is a little more math-challenged and I refuse to have this hold him back. 
[/quote]

I get your kid needing to survive and junior year sucks.  But maybe your kid is in over their head.  Why are they at that level?  Challenge is good, crushing your child’s spirit is not.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics