Q. I have a 15-year-old son whom I don't consider an underachiever. He finds it important to get good grades and doesn't intentionally try to fail. But all he likes to do is play video games and watch TV, which he'll gladly spend hours at a time doing by himself. He's not interested in sports or any other extracurricular activities. He also doesn't take initiative with his schoolwork. He's very bright and articulate, but if we didn't "push" him to do better, he'd be satisfied with l ...

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