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[quote=Anonymous]I was like your daughter. I figured it out eventually but I know it caused my mom a lot of stress. As if to repay me, my daughter was the same way. The difference is my daughter came around in 8th grade so earlier. What seemed to help was realizing she wasn’t going to be able to be in classes with her friends. Also, my stepping back and no longer checking portals. That was a great risk for me because I didn’t want her to fail. But ultimately I knew I wasn’t going off to college with her and what I was doing wasn’t helping. I made it clear that if she ever needed help she should ask. Kids need to find intrinsic motivation. Ask her what she wants life to look like down the road and use that. Downplay college and grade talk and just praise effort where you see it. And my daughter did have ADHD that was missed. Getting that treated helped greatly. [/quote]
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