When to let a child quit
Nice post in the NYT about holding children to their commitments. This distillation seems reasonable:
"If you commit to a team you have to see the season through. If there is a financial outlay you have to promise a certain time commitment at the start. Dabbling is not failure, it is the only way to find a ‘fit.’ And if you want to quit because you are being hurt, physically or emotionally, then that cancels out all of the above."
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Published: Jun 29 2009
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I completely and totally agree, 100%. I was being hurt emotionally at a new school, participating in an activity I had always loved, and my parents immediately allowed me to leave it, with no guilt, just concern for my welfare, and to protect me.