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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you mean about being their friend, OP? Can you give us some examples? My kids are 11 and 14 and I imagine we are gong to be tested a lot with this sooner.

Also what negative consequences did grades have? Obviously there are college opportunities but if you have more details to share I'd love to hear them. DH and I are sort of in a disagreement about this right now (I want them to get better grades, he doesn't care as much). [/quote]

I am not OP but have teens and can comment on the grades thing as I see a lot of various approaches to this with my friends.  Middle school is the time to build the habits and most importantly, how the student views themselves and their capabilities and what they expect and want for themselves.  Practice how you're going to play the game type of thinking.  It's a mindset and if you're not in it by high school, it's going to be tough.  Certainly some kids flip a switch in high school and start caring about grades.  But most won't.  And good study habits and knowing how you learn and how you study and what are your own strengths and weaknesses take time and practice.

My 2 cents.

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