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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kids are still young (elementary age) but I’ve been following the college talk with friends with older kids who have gone through it already, and can’t believe how much has changed since our college days. DH and I both graduated from a T10 (that doesn’t give legacy preference) and would love for our kids to have a similar experience one day, but I know getting into a T20 is much harder now. 
If you could start over in elementary years, what do you wish you had known or would do differently? Public or private school? Focus on ECs? Friend group? Do you wish there was less college pressure, or do you wish you had pushed your kids harder? [/quote]

Don't be passive about helping your children discover what excites them.

If your child doesn't get exposed to competitive math until they are in 9th grade, it is almost too late to participate competitively, same thing with baseball, same thing with a lot of things.

Discouraging an activity your child enjoys is a mistake. They will spend that time doomscrolling rather than doing what you think would be more productive.

Your kid will grow up way faster than you think.  Enjoy their childhood but don't let that interfere with their growth and development.  Learning discipline now will prevent a lot of pain in their future, and you don't have forever to teach them, it has to start on day 1.[/quote]

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