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[quote=Anonymous]OP, just in case you will still be checking in. What I found helpful is to remind my kids that they not going to school to get grades, they are going to get education. When they are 30-40 y.o., no one would care what they got in the Chemistry class, but everyone would know how well educated they are. I am very proud that they always were As students, but every time we received the report cards, I keep reminding them that there are bigger things in the life. We always talked to them that they getting education for themselves, not us. We don't need those grades, they might need them when applying to colleges. And another thing that we always made a priority is their health: I keep telling them that no singly Ivy worth damaged nerves. You still can get to the college years later after school, but once you damage your health, it is gone and you cannot buy it for any money in the world.

My older child also brought up interesting point when we were talking about classmates and school friends: she said the chances that she will see them after graduating from the HS are almost 0, that is why she never cared much about their opinions or their college admissions. [/quote]

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