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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of you firmly in the "nature" camp, how do you not throw your hands up in the air on all the hard stuff, like helping a kid who struggles with executive functioning skills get through their homework or helping another kid with no athletic talent try to find a somewhat enjoyable sport?  Why am I working so hard to save for college, shuttle kids to activities, pay for musical instruments, etc?  Why not just focus on my hobbies and let the chips fall with the kids? [/quote]

Before kids, i thought nurture played a larger role but that went out of the window the minute my oldest was born, and further confirmed with subsequent kids. Each has their own personality, traits, even eating habits. I don't through my hands up, cause I still need to try to help them with them strengths and weaknesses which are unique to each and with which they were born. One kid wouldn't touch fruit with a long stick and has a really sweet tooth, i still insist he eats fruit daily, even though it wouldn't be his first choice and hope that by time he's 18, he'd continue with the habit of eating at least a fruit a day. [/quote]

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