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Would you do this for your difficult child?
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 561038" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>He's awfully young, it'll probably be tough for him to figure things out on his own unless he's pretty mature, so a some subtle help might be ok. You know him best. You have to do what you can live with .. I think RE has a good point about the "gut feeling" you get when helping being an appropriate indicator.</p><p></p><p>One thing I will say is to be prepared for the possibility that even if you do the research and give him leads, he may not follow up on any of them. This happens with my daughters frequently, and it can be very frustrating. In my case(s), I stopped trying most of the time. I wasn't going to waste my time if they weren't willing to take the ball and run with it once I gave them the info. Maybe do a test run on suggestions and see how it goes? And keep your expectations low.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 561038, member: 1157"] He's awfully young, it'll probably be tough for him to figure things out on his own unless he's pretty mature, so a some subtle help might be ok. You know him best. You have to do what you can live with .. I think RE has a good point about the "gut feeling" you get when helping being an appropriate indicator. One thing I will say is to be prepared for the possibility that even if you do the research and give him leads, he may not follow up on any of them. This happens with my daughters frequently, and it can be very frustrating. In my case(s), I stopped trying most of the time. I wasn't going to waste my time if they weren't willing to take the ball and run with it once I gave them the info. Maybe do a test run on suggestions and see how it goes? And keep your expectations low. [/QUOTE]
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