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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Genuine question: What would you people do if you had a child with LDs or average IQ? My DS has both (despite both parents going to T10 schools, paying for tutors, etc.). How do you be a tiger mom to an average kid?  Not DCUM average, like kid who has to work extremely hard to get a B in grade-level classes.[/quote]

I think it is the effort level and potential that is key.  My spouse comes from a family of physicians.  It was clear from an early age his neurodivergent sibling was not headed to med school- the ability just wasn’t there.  But the parents kept pushing and pushing that path and it ended up doing a lot of psychological damage.

I think you have to be realistic what your child is capable of and help them reach that potential.  If that means pushing your easy A+ student to take harder classes and challenge themselves or seek out higher learning beyond what their high school offers, then do that.  If it means supporting you LD student with a tutor so they can pass chemistry with C then do that.  But it is important for kids to know that *their best is good enough.  [/quote]

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