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[quote=Anonymous]I frequently say I don't push my kids in the interest of their mental health, but my oldest is in all the most advanced courses and is pretty advanced in a sport. DC2 (a rising fifth grader) is pretty talented in his various interests and will likely be in the advanced courses.

It sounds like my kids are naturally where you want your kids to be. Don't you think it would be weird if I pushed them for more? I could push both of them more and they would maybe be the best of the best in something, maybe be writing published research papers in high school or winning hackathons, but...why? To what end?

If you think it would be unnecessary for me to push my kids more, maybe you can understand why I think it's unnecessary for everybody to push their kids. I don't see anything inherently wrong with being slightly below average, honestly.

Also, what you're doing might not be "pushing" in some parents' minds. Good grades, summer job, community service, an instrument...that could be "pushing" in some peoples' minds but I think it really depends on how many hours you demand and how much you have to threaten to get your kid to do what you want to do. [/quote]

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