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When your child's dreams conflict with your family's vision of achievement

My son wants to quit violin to play football and my immigrant parents are devastated because music was supposed to be his path to success like it was for me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent mediates between their child's authentic desires and their family's survival-based expectations for advancement.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.