Educational Neuroscience

Parenting is a hard job!  It is often hard to assess how much to push a child for them to be the best they can be,  yet overdoing it isn't good for them either.  Here is a wortwhile article on the topic.  

https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/making-learning-easier-harder-for-kids/?utm_source=2021_GBG_English_3G_Opens&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gbg_3_may2023_wk3

Very often children are far more capable than we give them credit.  But they and we - their grown ups - can only know their true potential when we ask for more and celebrate whatever outcome is the result of genuine effort and perseverance.