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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many anecdotes about failure, but these can happen regardless of parental attitude and expectations. I know plenty of kids with minimal expectations who did great and vice versa. Love your kids, provide advice and guidance, but don't make their life stressful with your expectations. It's one thing to provide advice and guidance and quite another to send the message "it's only acceptable for you do achieve X"[/quote]

Even if they are failing classes? When I was growing up, everyone knew that getting a C or below meant you weren't doing well in a class and that was an issue and you better find something else you are good at if you didn't want to make a living by having academic skills. I think most parents expected their kids would work to get at least B's in their classes and would pressure them to do so. Was that an issue? I don't know. I guess it depends on the child, but it was a little easier to navigate expectations when everyone was on the same page.[/quote]

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