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<p>That’s exactly what she does.</p>
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<p>I don’t think she “shapes the activities,” but rather the presentation of them, if that’s what you meant.</p>
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<p>That’s part of it, but more specifically, the parent often has difficulty establishing credibility with the student, as the student sees the parent as having way too much emotional investment in the project, and has having personal agendas. Parents are suspect, or can be, even in the best of relationships. Sometimes even where’s great cooperation, the third-party validation is what makes the difference in family peace and in both the parents and the student trusting their hunches and being corrected when they’re very “off.”</p>