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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this is a little abstract, but if you have the kind of kid who discounts themselves, or whose automatic answer is "I can't," push them to stick with whatever they are rejecting. A lot of times that rejection is rooted in fear of failure.

I agree with PPs that this isn't even worth thinking about until 8th grade/9th grade. Before that kids should do whatever they want. But I do regret not encouraging my particular child to stick with activities they had started (scouts, music) or not trying to get them extra opportunities to, say, go to camp to focus on their sport or to learn about journalism. I didn't suggest anything in terms of clubs in HS, DC didn't want to apply to any magnets because of friends, we didn't send DC to sports camps. Seeing my child's personality more clearly now with hindsight, they actually would have liked to have continued with more activities and challenged themselves more, and regret that they didn't do so. We were so busy with work that the second our kid said they wanted to drop something we dropped it, but I didn't realize how much all of the other kids in their high school were piling on activities and awards. [/quote]

This is good, honest reflection. I think a lot of parents give up out of fatigue and regret it.[/quote]

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