-=> Quoting Jessica Edwards to Regina Finan <=-
 -=> Quoting Regina Finan to Chris Gilliland <=-
 
 JE> Regina,
 JE> Sounds like your daughter has gotten a 'perfectionist' complex in
 JE> her head.  My youngest has been getting that way too, allowing it to
 JE> creep up on her.  What you can do is constantly remind her that
 JE> nothing in this world is perfect and she does not have to strive for
 JE> perfect, just do her BEST in whatever she endeavors to do.  You can
 JE> ask her to keep practicing at the problem that she feels she did not
 JE> get right until she is satisfied with it.  Maybe sometimes she needs
 JE> a challenge that may seem beyond her years, but may interest her
 JE> more.  Other times she may need something easier that is underneath
 JE> her years.  Sorta like a tug-o-war but in different ways.  I hope
 JE> you find the help you need.
 You may be right.  She knows she is really smart.  This year she seems
 to have put alot of pressure on herself to get total straight A's.  Even
 if I didn't put A's on her paper if one was wrong she would throw a fit.
 She is always the first one done with something.  Usually its all right.
 But if it is a comprehension thing or thinking skill we are working on
 than one is usually wrong and she doesn't want me to see it unless I
 am willing to help her so she can be assured in getting it right.  I usually
 give them alot of chances to correct it.  I ask them to do it twice on their
 own first.  Sometimes its just a matter of making a silly mistake.  On the
 third time I try to help them to still try and answer it themselves.  I
 thank you for reminding me about it though.  I will try to work with her on
 it again.
 Regina
 JE> Jessica
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