'Should we encourage him to face his demons and work through his difficulties, or point him toward postponing college for a year? I worry that if he takes a gap year he’ll never reach his full potential.'
“My son is 17 years old and entering his final year of school, so he needs to consider a plan for his future. Though academically bright, he likely won’t be ready to start college in 12 months’ time because emotionally and socially he behaves like someone a few years younger. He’s told us he’s not ready to live independently and seems quite anxious about this. Over the last year, his social confidence has improved and he’s become more independent, but I’m not convinced he will be ready.
Sit down with your son and decide what his gap year will look like. Will he travel? Work? Take classes at a local college? Or devise a combination of all three? Establish clear parameters, schedule check-ins to discuss next steps, and keep the lines of communication open. A wise man once told me that college is 30% academics and 70% life skills. And that 70% was the more important component of success in the “real world.” That wise man was right because, as I’m sure you know, education is not limited only to a classroom.
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