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[quote=Anonymous]Depends..they need to do something besides sit on a computer (unless they are learning a new programming language or something).

However, and this is a big pet peeve for me, and know that I am coming from a place where my DC had a huge mental breakdown that cost him a year of school to be mentally well again. From the time they start school, it's "What do you want to be when you grow up". In elementary it's "omg, they are reading/learning math fast enough, they are behind"; 5th grade is about what you want to accomplish in middle school (along with 'career planning'); Middle school is "OMG...hurry up and get high school credits so you're not 'behind' " again, and make sure to get in the specialized program for your career choice; high school is hurry up and pick a career and make sure you have at least 2 years of gen eds already so you aren't behind in college, so you know, you can hurry up and start working in a career you had to pick as a child. College? yep...internships and jobs and don't you dare stop at all to have any life, or family vacations (that's over) or time with friends. WORK. Intern. get ahead or John will beat you to it. Whatever "it" is.

And no, I don't come from money, and yes, I had to work to get through college and have always worked. But I had jobs to make money, not get ahead (lawn mowing, estate caretaker, office jobs, cleaning jobs).

So yeah, depending on my own DC and their own situation, I might let them (SHOCK!) take a break at some point before they get broken. We're stressing our kids out.

Rant over.

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