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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reading these admissions threads already have me feeling nauseous.  If you were me, with a highly-distracted 7 year old who is going to be a challenge to get to focus on either sports or a musical instrument, and you could go back in time and do something differently (or the same, if it worked out well)  -- what would you do over or do differently?[/quote]

First of all, if you are worried about your 7 year old and college, you have a larger problem. You just need to stop the madness. This isn't a competition where the winner gets into Harvard. The sooner you learn that, the happier you and your child would be.

The one thing I would change is that I would have learned that.

Why would you force a 7 year old who doesn't want to do these things to do them? Why would you get bent out of shape about it? He's 7!

If this distraction interferes with his ability to perform in school or socialize, have him evaluated for ADHD. Many kids with ADHD are diagnosed in 3rd grade because of the increased demands that year.

But please stop reading these discussions about college. It isn;t healthy.[/quote]

+100!!!!

No, I would not go back to age 7 and change anything again, BTW. [/quote]

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