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[quote=Anonymous]Don't get caught up in the rat race in elementary school or even middle school, like reading levels, math track, etc. Let your kids develop at their own pace with parental support. Do enrichment (Kumon, Beast Academy, etc) if your kid is willing but also you can work with them at home to build a solid foundation in math and reading.

Read to your kids and foster a love of reading and learning.

Try different things to see what they like but let them decide whether they like it or not. All three of our kids dropped piano. It was fine. All three swam, but none swam competitively. They have great memories and got stronger, but all decided they liked other sports/activities.

They'll each develop their own interests later in middle school and high school. That's when you can support them and also be strategic - finding opportunities, driving them places etc.

But as a previous poster posted, the most important is developing resilience, good character, and solid work habits - which they learn through us, the parents. Those skills will keep them going through the ups and downs of high school.

Pick a HS environment best for your kids - don't follow the crowd. The best place is where your kid will be socially comfortable and challenged academically. We picked a moderately competitive public high school where DC thrived. This was after being in private for K-8. No school is perfect, so go all in on supporting the school you're in. DC1 is headed to HYP which we never would have predicted when he entered as a freshman. There are so many moving pieces that you can't control. Good luck![/quote]

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