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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is part mostly internal motivation.  But there are some things that may be helpful, or not, I don't know.  But I am very average.  I do have a great work ethic and am highly motivated, but I grew up with parents that were hyper-involved in their own needs and their divorces (and re-marriages).  I do believe, with my DH, we have helped our kids do well so far.  We have 3 kids and they are all high achievers and advanced in academics and the sports they do.

-Model the behaviors you want to see in them.  Read often, both to them and to yourself so they see you reading frequently.

-Always always make school/learning the priority.  Even when they don't have homework and on weekends, give them small assignments to keep their mind engaged and learning.

-Discuss things at meals.  When I'm just not feeling up to talking, I turn on NPR's daily news hour and we listen (it is only a couple of minutes) then talk about what we heard

-Make them make their beds daily and clean their rooms weekly.  Insist on it.

-Take them to museums, do music lessons, enroll in one sport each for them to focus on

-Stay away from dance, cheer, football, gymnastics.

-Steer them toward friendship with peers that are hard working and high achieving.

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No.  Ballet has been a wonderful creative outlet for my high achieving daughter.  It is the definition of an extracurricular that instills rigor and discipline.[/quote]

You know very well that most kids that are in “dance” are not doing some highly disciplined form of ballet study[/quote]

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