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Should you let your kid quit something?

2024/10/24
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Life Kit

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You signed your kid up for the soccer team (or swimming lessons, or piano or art), paid the fee and now they're begging to quit! In these moments, it's difficult to know what decision will help your kid grow in the long run. Do you ask them to tough it out and develop perseverance? Or trust their emotions? In this episode, Life Kit visuals editor Beck Harlan talks to two family psychologists about what to do when your kid tells you they're never going back to that extracurricular.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)