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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of parents would do well to accept that their child is an individual with their own interests and talents. They don't have to be mirror images of their parent to be successful. [b]Success is merely in the eye of the beholder[/b]. [/quote]

Pie in the sky stuff, with all due respect.   You cannot deny the American economy is changing and there are going to be those without the right skills. Just read in the Post this morning about the long term unemployed will probably be the permanently unemployed.  I really don't want Dc to be on the wrong side of this divide.  DC doesn't have a trust fund or even much of a safety net.  My job to explain to them how the world works.   I don't want DC in the future years to say Hey you never explained to me how being a slacker during my college years could negatively affect my life!  I have actually heard friends say their kids have complained that they didn't push them hard enough.   All about finding the right balance I guess.

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I agree that it is all about finding the right balance. You really have to do what's best for your child's temperament. And they do need to have a realistic view of the world. I was a slacker and wasn't pushed but ended up A-OK without being stressed and stretched to the limit as an adolescent. (In fact, I used to struggle with being called an overachiever. I felt I was anything but! Then I realized those people were talking about who I am NOW. They didn't know me in HS and college.  :mrgreen: ) I'm thrilled my son had the same experience. I'm thrilled he actually had an enjoyable CHILDHOOD that wasn't overscheduled in the hopes that he'd be a matured man by 15.

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