Totally 100% agree! Unless the child wants to study law or medicine then university is not the be all and end all. It held me back though as in my late thirty’s I wanted to do other things but because I didn’t have a degree it wasn’t an option.

A child should make their own decisions - ours did!

Some good apprenticeships out there now though but competition is severe for anything decent.

Nothing wrong though in acknowledging your not good enough or bright enough for anything but play on the strengths within whether it’s music, gymnastics or whatever!