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A simple way to help any kid: find out what he enjoys the most and help him to do more of it. Rinse. Repeat. No compulsion. No testing.



My kid just likes to run around all day and ride his bike.


I found some videos; here's one with tips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZ8xhWzDqw


https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.


Maybe if the kid enjoys torturing animals a different approach is better.


I know you're joking but there is an approach that seems to salvage some of those kids. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-yo...


Maybe some kids get like that because they weren't helped in the first place. Regardless, we'd try moving on to something better that he prefers. My initial ideas are horror movies, FPS games, martial arts.




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