Activities you would never do...

[Anonymous]

Football. I have girls so it's not even a consideration. But yeah the CTE is a no go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the idea of a hard no on any sport. Every sport has an intro/rec level that is cheaper and less intense. Why not let your kids try things? Yes dance can be toxic for body image at older ages, but 3 year olds don't really notice that. Yes gymnastics and cheer have a high injury risk and can really mess up the body, but there's not a whole lot of danger in learning a cartwheel. Yes football has a big CTE risk, but flag football exists. Let your kids explore!

Parents have their limits and thats ok. There are many reasons to say no to certain sports. Personally, for me, it's a no to anything very time consuming and expensive.

[Anonymous]

Professional acting. My dad got scouted as a kid in the 50s and was in some commercials and tv shows. Looking back it was a negative experience for him and he wouldn’t let us go anywhere near that route as kids, and we were in LA where it would have been a possibility. My cousins did some commercials as babies that helped with their first down payments but I still wouldn’t let my kids act professionally. They did have fun in some school musicals and that was plenty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Swim team.

No diversity and early practices. Hard pass.

This. Plus in our neighborhood, the parents are crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swim team.

No diversity and early practices. Hard pass.

This. Plus in our neighborhood, the parents are crazy.

But mostly: swim really needs to be avoided because of no diversity.

[Anonymous]

Baseball/ softball. Because OMG SO BORING.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mother didn't let me do any kind of dance or gymnastics out of concern about the potentially toxic culture and body image issues and instead put me in team sports, which I didn't enjoy. So I took some dance classes in my 20s and loved it, and now my son does dance at a really supportive studio. My hard nos are football, lacrosse, and trampolines.

Dance, gymnastics, and cheer are all toxic / degrading activities and should never be supported by schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My mother didn't let me do any kind of dance or gymnastics out of concern about the potentially toxic culture and body image issues and instead put me in team sports, which I didn't enjoy. So I took some dance classes in my 20s and loved it, and now my son does dance at a really supportive studio. My hard nos are football, lacrosse, and trampolines.

Dance, gymnastics, and cheer are all toxic / degrading activities and should never be supported by schools.

Agree. If your appearance is any part of the assessment then it’s not a sport and not something I’d let my child do.

[Anonymous]

No travel-far-distances sports, on account of time. I have too many children for this.

No non-rec gymnastics or competitive cheerleading for the girls, no tackle football for the boys. Too many injuries.

No soccer, because it is *so* boring. I do kind of regret that decision, though, because it would probably have been good for one of them to run more.

I had been team "no wrestling", but I may give in on this because I have a child who probably should do it for at least a few years.

[Anonymous]

Classic Dance like tap, jazz, ballet sure. Poms, absolutely not.

[Anonymous]

Would not do:
Equestrian- Didn’t do but grew up around it and it’s insanely expensive, dangerous, and filled with bratty kids
Competitive dance - Culture issues but I’d be fine with it for fun, with like an end of year showcase or a school team. Also would be fine with school cheer
Theater - Culture issues
Parachurch type ministries like YoungLife or mega church youth group - grew up in this world and culture issues again and in my experience it’s overstimulating, distracts from schoolwork, and has some false teachings. Our church has a great youth group that involves the whole family!

Activities you would allow - Swim team, Track, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Football, Baseball, Golf, ect. Basically any sport you can find on a school team

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Professional acting. My dad got scouted as a kid in the 50s and was in some commercials and tv shows. Looking back it was a negative experience for him and he wouldn’t let us go anywhere near that route as kids, and we were in LA where it would have been a possibility. My cousins did some commercials as babies that helped with their first down payments but I still wouldn’t let my kids act professionally. They did have fun in some school musicals and that was plenty.

Hollywood is crawling with pedophiles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swim team.

No diversity and early practices. Hard pass.

This. Plus in our neighborhood, the parents are crazy.

But mostly: swim really needs to be avoided because of no diversity.

You get more diversity in CSL vs. NVSL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swim team.

No diversity and early practices. Hard pass.

This. Plus in our neighborhood, the parents are crazy.

But mostly: swim really needs to be avoided because of no diversity.

You get more diversity in CSL vs. NVSL.

Per Google: The Colonial Swim League was formed in the early 1960s to provide opportunities for all children to swim, regardless of race, in response to the segregation prevalent in other swim clubs and leagues. One of the original founding members stated that the league was created to ensure a racially level playing field. This was particularly important because many public pools and swim clubs were segregated, and some were even closed or privatized to avoid integration.

[Anonymous]

What are the “culture issues” with theater?