Helping child find a "passion"

Gwen_Fairfax
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:29:13 +0000

“They were exposed to sports, music, art, foreign languages, historical houses, science museums, nature centers, etc. Whenever they expressed an interest in something, I tried to find a way for them to explore it.”

Yes, 2college…that puts it beautifully. I did the same with my D and that passion started when she was 8 and just bloomed from there…will it help her get into college? Really, it might hurt-- it means she’s very focused already and only interested in a few specific, elite programs. But it has enriched her life and I expect it will continue.

On the other hand, I was a typical HS kid, dithered off to an LAC where I tried this and that, and only found a path in life by accident some years after I graduated. But that became a passion and used all the odd stuff I’d poked at (batik? medieval history?) and I’m not sorry at all about the time I spent…being young.