I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.
“There are two births: the one when light, First strikes the new awakened sense; The other when two souls unite, And we must count our life from thence, When you loved me and I loved you, Then both of us were born anew.”
“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.”