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Very common symptom of tiger parents. High pressure to go to a good school and once that pressure is off, there's a reversion to make up for lost time that they feel they lost during their childhood due to excessive tiger parenting.

As a parent it's important to provide structure, but not excessive pressure which can become debilitating. They're most likely depressed, and I would recommend talking to them about how they're feeling about their life and where they see themselves fitting into rather than trying to force any kind of behavior changes. Ultimately your kid will have to create their own incentive structures that exist outside of their parent's.




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