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One more thing. Do not think a kid devoid of passion cannot develop one. I can vouch that as a freshman, my kid was not passionate about any area (he was not lazy though; only interested in League of Legends game) but with our encouragement, he consciously decided to foray into some areas he thought would be interesting, such as deciding to skip one day of school to attend a 2 day conference on human rights organization. When he expressed interest in getting involved in high school newspaper, we encouraged him to apply for summer internships at CA. And who would have known that Stanford student newspaper was one of few student newspapers which accepted high schoolers as summer interns! This is where he met and talked to Stanford students who encouraged him with their own stories. He began to see bigger possibilities of what he could do than trudge along 4 years of HS and play League of Legends while messaging with other players.

Therefore, help your kid develop passion through a lot of encouragement and instilling in them that there are people who like to help kids who try to improve themselves. But note every kid has a different timeline. All you can do is try to enjoy this short, roller coast ride filled with highs and lows called life with your loved ones.

And for those with religious beliefs, after you do your best for your kid, leave it up to God. I say this even though I am an agnostic.