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[quote=Anonymous]I emphasize to my child (who has not found his passion and is a similar age to your child) that childhood is for experimentation. He should try everything. He shouldn't feel like he needs to stop doing something he enjoys because he's not the best, nor should he feel like he has to continue doing something he doesn't enjoy because he is the best.

He also understands that his friends who are better than him at things aren't the best - there are people who are better than them at their thing. I also point out when there are things he could to improve his chances. His friend who is an excellent soccer player practices for an hour a day. He doesn't. He might not be as good as his friend even if he didn't practice for an hour a day, but without tremendous native talent it's unreasonable for him to think he should be as good as someone who practices.

If your son is putting in decent effort and not seeing success at all, perhaps steer him towards things he might be more talented in. If ball sports aren't his thing, try swim or gymnastics. If robotics or chess club hasn't caught his fancy, maybe cooking or hiking.[/quote]

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