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Expert: Anisa - 7/23/2009
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QUESTION: I have a fiveteen year old son who has begun to write essays for scholarships. Most of the questions are "why do you think you deserve to win"
He has just collapsed and is now having to think about himself. Most essays he writes for school have never been about him and he has taken a turn and does not know what to do. I see that his self esteem is vey low. He is very good in school but really bad when is comes to doing outside work, like mowing, cleaning, cooking, etc. What can you tell me. I have to continue pushing him and telling him he is not that bad.
ANSWER: Hi Zulema,
What do you mean by "he has just collapsed"?
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QUESTION: He just started crying. He said he did not know if he wanted to go to college. Both his father and I did not finish college. We both are sole-proprietors. He said we were doing good and did not see why going to college made any difference.
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Hi Zulema,
The most you can do is continue to encourage him to go to college. Let him know he has a beautiful mind and it would be a shame to waste it. Tell him not to look towards you and his father as an example why not to go to college. Let him know he can be anything in life if he attends college. Whatever you do, do not push him. Putting pressure on him will make him not want to go. Encourage him and let him know you support him 100%.
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