Is this too many activities for a 6 year old?

[Anonymous]

I would probably skip Friday evening so you aren't having to do activities three days in a row but that's just me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would probably skip Friday evening so you aren't having to do activities three days in a row but that's just me.

Just realized you will have 3 days in a row even if you skip Fridays since you have a Monday activity. Could you schedule Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday? Seems more doable.

[Anonymous]

8 year old is on a club swim team and she swims five days a week for an hour. It’s not a big deal.

10 is a competitive gymnast and practice is 12 hours a week and this is considered low end for gymnastics. Both kids are highly motivated and wants to do it, otherwise trust me I would be home. It depends on the kid

[Anonymous]

I had the active DD and think it’s fine, considering he’s out at 3:30 and not in aftercare. He still has 3-4 hours of downtime on days with an activity. Mine never did playdates during the week. All of these sound very low maintenance and social. The fall session is not long anyway. I don’t understand why parents wouldn’t want to go to something on the weekend. Sports games have been a fun and social activity for my family through the years. We watch together then often go out to eat.

[Anonymous]

Only child?

[Anonymous]

These are like one hour activities, it’s not that much. The only issue would be I parents don’t want to drive back and forth. But, if parents don’t mind, a 50 min class is not causing “burnout”. Get a grip folks. Only burnout would be the driving parents

[Anonymous]

I personally don't think it's too much for a child. I DO think it's too much for a parent. My kids could be in activities 24hrs a day and be happy. 1hr of sports a day is not much all else being equal.

[Anonymous]

This would be fine for my kids and fine for me. I like if i can fill our afternoons with activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mondays- Karate
Wednesdays-Dance
Fridays-Parkour
Saturday-Soccer
Sunday- Flag Football

Child is very high energy!

yes b!t ch that is way too much

[Anonymous]

My 3.5 year old son would love that schedule!

[Anonymous]

Drop the flag football on Sundays. Your family needs time to be off the clock, it's good for the soul.

Also, is this soccer through a rec center (e.g., a one-hour class on Saturdays only) or soccer through an organization? There is a HUGE difference between the two. If it's soccer through an organization, you're looking at games at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings plus two (minimum) practices after school during the weekdays. It's a real time investment that can be exhausting. Know what you're getting into beforehand, and adjust.

With my kids (now in high school), I told them they could pick one or two activities ONLY each per season. But if one of the weekly activities met more than once a week (say, a three-time-a-week swim class), then that was the only thing they would be doing. So pick well. I refused to raise overly-scheduled children. In hindsight, I consider it one of the wisest choices I ever made for my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only child?

Only child with hyper activity and overwhelmed mother. Clearly. I’m also guess she doesn’t work or works very part time. (Np)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only child?

Only child with hyper activity and overwhelmed mother. Clearly. I’m also guess she doesn’t work or works very part time. (Np)

I don't see why this is necessary. I am not OP, but i work full time. I have two kids. My kids are in a lot of activities. I work from 6am-230pm so we can do the activities. We just like being busy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drop the flag football on Sundays. Your family needs time to be off the clock, it's good for the soul.

Also, is this soccer through a rec center (e.g., a one-hour class on Saturdays only) or soccer through an organization? There is a HUGE difference between the two. If it's soccer through an organization, you're looking at games at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings plus two (minimum) practices after school during the weekdays. It's a real time investment that can be exhausting. Know what you're getting into beforehand, and adjust.

With my kids (now in high school), I told them they could pick one or two activities ONLY each per season. But if one of the weekly activities met more than once a week (say, a three-time-a-week swim class), then that was the only thing they would be doing. So pick well. I refused to raise overly-scheduled children. In hindsight, I consider it one of the wisest choices I ever made for my kids.

Off the clock with a highly active child?

Flag football at this age is literally a social event.

It’s fine OP some people don’t understand raising highly active kids.

I over scheduled one child snd it was the best thing I did (see how that works). The D1 scholarship doesn’t hurt either.

[Anonymous]

I think ti sounds great. There is a lot of variety in your schedule and a chance to learn some terrific skills and make new friendships. If that were our schedule, I'd have to allow myself to skip some practices when I felt like someone needed a break instead of going because we paid for it. Have a wonderful fall!