<p>Godddddddd, save yourself 4-5 years of hell!!! Convince your kid to become an auto mechanic or something sililar. You'll save a ton of money, they'll make a decent living and you
ll avoid all the mental anguish of what this board is all about.</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>Do everything everyone said previously. :-)</p>
<p>Okay, regarding my ideas- many are from my two HS daughters, because I asked them, so they are not jsut parental ideas</p>
<p>If my Ds had only gone to meetings their friends went to, it would have been harder to meet new people...if you only go to what you are used to and don't explore, you might miss somethings...in the beginning of the year, most meetings are short and to the point...we are not Jewish and neither of my kids are gay, but they both met the greatest kids by going to those meetings</p>
<p>Making a study plan- sure its tough, but I am suggesting you do it on a daily basis- okay, today, I will try and do it this way, tomorrow, i have practice, so I will adapt</p>
<p>What I have seen, and my Ds agree, is if you have LOTS of time, you don't always use it wisely, because you think, well, I have LOTS of time, so by setting up a schedule for that day, you will get the work done, some of my Ds friends, when they are not doing a sport or a play or something, find it HARDER to get their work done because they aren't scheduled</p>
<p>what I have noticed is that many of my Ds friends do homework early in the evening so they can go online later- chat from ten to one</p>
<p>schoenhs- we do not disagree regarding the maturity, if you read my post that is what I have said- it talks about being yourself, trusting yourself, standing up for yourself, knowing that its okay to say no</p>
<p>I have seen, as a parent, many "cool" kids who have made HUGE mistakes by trying to be popular by going about it the wrong way and when you are a Frosh going into a new environment, you may make a bad judgement call due to being overwhelmed and wanting to fit in</p>
<p>The main point of my post was that a student should enjoy highschool, be open to the possibilities, don't be afraid to seek help, don't jsut do something because your friends are, and don't not do something because your friends won't (ie a club or sport)</p>
<p>I know girls and boys that haven't done anything different in HS than they did in middle school activity wise and that is sad, how do you know what you might like if you don't check it out</p>