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[quote=Anonymous]How old is your child, OP? At a certain point, if they aren't good at music you stop the instrument and if they prefer to focus on art, you don't make them try out for 3 varsity sports. A lot of life is figuring out what you like and are good at, and then prioritizing that. This happens more and more as they age. You don't say "you have to play an instrument" and instead say "you have to engage with SOMETHING." I don't coddle, but I also don't make my kids waste time on things they don't enjoy and don't derive much satisfaction from just for the sake of it. My parents never pushed me, but I was really driven. They are successful and the need to be so myself was implied. Micromanaging would have been awful. If your kids need pushing, the first question is why? And then figure out what type of motivation they need (assuming they aren't self-motivated). [/quote]
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