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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is fake, because I’ve applied with my four year old and she has no idea that there’s even an option involved. She just thinks everyone visits different kindergartens to learn about kindergarten. [/quote]

I assume everything here is real, but I can't imagine telling a 4 year old about the selection process. We were careful to make it seem one-sided and like we were choosing which one would be best for DC. When option A didn't work out, we said that we decided that option C was better because of [compelling thing that DC loved] and [thing that option A didn't obviously have]. And then we never talking about options A and B again and made it clear that C was going to be so fun.

For maybe 2nd grade-4th grade, it's fair to let them know that it's a two-way street, but you have to be careful to equally hype all of the options and make them feel that anywhere they land will be great, albeit for slightly different reasons for each option. Once you get to middle school, you can discuss the decisions as ones of fit.

I would use the word rejection or even talk about first choices until HS and college, and even then it's important to depersonalize it.[/quote]

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