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[quote=Anonymous]I dislike conversations like this because terms are never defined. I know what it's like to hardly push my kid because my oldest is highly defiant and pushing has a *major* negative impact on their mental health, plus it usually backfires. The only things I insist upon is hygiene and house rules like not eating outside eating areas, and even those sometimes backfire.

I do feel like I push the younger one. I don't let him quit the sport he says he says he doesn't like. I insist he learn times tables and states and capitals. When we homeschooled I was a really demanding teacher. He doesn't have homework yet but I am sure next year I will be asking about due dates, making sure his math work is done precisely and neatly, etc.

But all I do with the sport is drop him off once a week and pick him up an hour later. I let him play online games for hours on the weekend. I have no plans to expect him to get straight As, etc.

So am I pushing? I dunno, depends on your definition. 
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