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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 9 year old and 7 year old obsessed with this fad.  Going on 3 years now.

Obviously the eldest inspired the younger one; and we have indulged the interest as it kept them active and us not watching Phineas and Ferb every night for their TV time to watch the show on line/dvr.

Fast forward to uncountable trips to zava zone, gymnastics (private and classes), trampoline and obstacles in our yard, parkour training and memberships to indoor climbing clubs (had to cut deals for the youngest) I have two kids really skilled at stuff not many can do, and absolutely none of their peers care about.

Our short term gain has turned into a serious concern, not only because they continue to escalate their challenges/rush to do more stupid shit (oldest is now banned from diving boards at pool after flipping on the board and then flipping into pool) they are both becoming outcasts by the mainstream athletic kids.  I totally get it, the great flag football players/kickball/soccer guys will shun them as a defense play/its weird and thus not cool; but can you pivot a kids (albeit niche) agility to something more socially acceptable?

Has anyone gone through this and found a way to balance weird interests to not relegating your child to the outcast/skateboarder/kids with tattoos at age 10 table for lunch?

I get it those kids are cool later in life, and no offense to the boarders or parkour fanatics out there but if my boys put 10% of their skills to a team sport they could get by, maybe be decent and at least social at some level.

I am tired of being the parent of the "crazy" kids...we created this monster; understand we may not be able to stop it entirely - but can you balance it?

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