<p>I tried to encourage my son to join certain clubs his freshman year and he had no interest. His soph year I tried to get him to pick clubs he had some interest in…he ended up joining a club that his friend started more for social reasons, than because he was interested in the cause. I think he’s just now starting to click…he just started his own club and was really psyched about it, doing all the planning on fundraising, etc. He’s also now thinking of running for student gov’t. When they’re ready, they’re ready and motivated. As a parent, it’s hard to sit by and watch, but I think part of the learning process is the journey your child has to go on to find out what really interests them. We can provide some guidance, but for the most part, we have to just sit back and let them figure it out.</p>