when did your child choose one sport per season? Multiple teams are driving me NUTS!!

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Anonymous wrote:I am having a hard time with this, first my kids like everything and second I want them to always participate in piano, swimming and karate (they eat up too many nights). Dd also participates in 2 other activities overlapping, she's only in kindergarten so it works. Next year it will only be the three for her. She doesnt like karate but I want her to do it versus sitting around waiting for her brother- it's great for confidence and self defense too.

Helps, the fact that my kids can do the three activities together at the same time. No travel sports, I'm staying away from those until they are older. Now that DD is approaching 6, it's getting challenging with the want vs, what she doesn't want vs. what I can afford as well. It doesn't help the fact that I like everything too!

I use to say this too about travel sports but now I see the problem with that approach. I waited with my kids for travel and by the time both they and we as a family were ready they were so far behind skills wise the kids who have been playing all along. Travel level sports are more intense and the kids who participate early, overall, simply get better and the gap gets bigger.

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Anonymous wrote:I am having a hard time with this, first my kids like everything and second I want them to always participate in piano, swimming and karate (they eat up too many nights). Dd also participates in 2 other activities overlapping, she's only in kindergarten so it works. Next year it will only be the three for her. She doesnt like karate but I want her to do it versus sitting around waiting for her brother- it's great for confidence and self defense too.

Helps, the fact that my kids can do the three activities together at the same time. No travel sports, I'm staying away from those until they are older. Now that DD is approaching 6, it's getting challenging with the want vs, what she doesn't want vs. what I can afford as well. It doesn't help the fact that I like everything too!

what do your kids want? at some point, your child may come to you and say I don't want to do these anymore. Unless swimming is your "sport" how long do you need to swim as an activity?

Flexibility is key to making this work. Listen to your kids about what they want to pursue. It makes everything much easier and you don't waste $ on stuff your kids hate.