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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are only in 1, maybe 2 activities at any time, so really very little compared to any of their friends. They really fight me on anything they're not completely in love with, which I guess makes sense. But I have this 80s/90s kid thinking that you really should be in scheduled activities - to keep busy, to get exercise, to learn how to work as a team, to get exposure to things to do in the world, etc. I'm tired of fighting with them about it though, and it seems to be counterproductive. What are you thoughts about activities and how much to push a kid to do them versus let it be child-led? I'd especially like to hear from parents of older or grown kids how it worked out ultimately. I also say this as someone who wishes my parents had forced me to continue to play my instrument and not let me quit in middle school lol so maybe biased?[/quote]
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