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[quote=Anonymous]The parents don't.  It is up to the child to decide whether it is more important to take the class or to drop the class and take it again later.  The parents, even if they are footing the bill, are not involved.  You can advise your child what to do, but it is up to the child to decide what to do.

The only time that a parent should intervene when the child goes to college is if there is something that is threatening your child's health, mental, emotional or physical.  Some issue where your child may not be completely able to handle the situation due to circumstances.  For example, getting injured and needing assistance.  A violent event happened on campus and your child is coming home, but due to emotional stress, may not be thinking particularly coherently, such that as a less experienced traveler, they may not be able to handle detailed travel arrangements while distracted.  Otherwise, the point of college is for young adults to gain some maturity while learning skills and knowledge that will be helpful later in life.  Parents stepping in to babysit them through their coursework or worse, intervene over a bad class, are not doing their child any favors and in fact contribute to the entire helpless millennial syndrome that is rampant these days.[/quote]

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