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[quote=Anonymous]OP, the best thing you can do is look at each child's passion and natural talent. No matter what it is, allow them to run with it! But at their own pace. If kids are allowed to pursue their passions, they will become interesting. Their resume will stand out. Maybe all your kid cares about is playing video games. Great! There's something he's passionate about! I'm not saying to let him veg out in front of the XBox all summer, but maybe he would be interested in a video game design class or something?

DD started taking dance when she was 4. She would go for awhile and then quit when she felt like it. I would only make her finish out the month we had already paid for. She eventually quit altogether and tried various other sports. When she was about 8, she asked to go back to dance. While she wanted to stick with it this time, she lacked passion and often complained about going to class. Over time, she got more and more passionate about it. By 7th grade, she asked to be on the competition team. She lives and breathes dance. It's what she loves and she can't get enough of it. She is very good and will probably get dance scholarships. My point is that if we had forced her to stick with dance at a young age, thinking she had to excel at SOMETHING, i really don't think she would have the passion and the drive that she has today. Also, if we had refused to sign her up again out of fear that she would just quit again, she would be missing out on something that is truly special to her.

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