Extracurriculares for a 6 year-old, is this too much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our general principal during the school year has been one activity per season. However this Fall, it seems several activities are coming together and I’m afraid this will be too much for my 6 year-old.

He has:
- soccer 2x a week (that is our usual Fall/Spring activity).
- piano classes 1x week
- tennis class 1x week
- language class 1x week

He did tennis during the summer, and seems interested in continuing. Language class is just 30 minutes with his babysitter , and then playtime. Most of these will take place during the weekend (with the exception of piano, which most likely will be during the week).

Is this too much? I don’t want to over schedule my kid, but feel like activities such as music and language need to be year long.

That's not a language class. Your baby sitter is teaching him a few oral phrases, which he will mostly forget. No writing or reading, no practice outside the half hour. I would drop a sport and find a more rigorous language learning class or school if you actually want him to learn it.

[Anonymous]

It’s fine. Don’t worry.

[Anonymous]

I mean DD is now 12 but at 6 she begged to play pre academy soccer + rec soccer so 3x wk practices, games and also piano 1x wk. when they are young they go full out! So be prepared these days it's a lot for kids. I'm always exhausted and drivings a second job but it doesn't stop as they get older.