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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By "sports lessons" at age 2.5 I assume you mean small classes?  Because if you meant private lessons I'll assume this was a troll.
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I kind of think the opposite.

I think that other than possibly swimming, there isn't going to be any skill development in 2.5 year old "sports lessons".  The only reasonable goals for 2.5 year old sports lessons would be have fun, wear them out, give the parent a break, and provide some structure or routine to break up the day or weekend.  In my experience, all of those things are going to be more easily accomplished if you hire a neighborhood 12 year old to "coach" your kid in the backyard, or a 16 year old to give 1:1 swim lessons, than by paying for an expensive group class.  In most group classes, the parents need to be on top of their kid, repeating the directions, guiding them through etc . . . Playing with a "big kid" is more fun than that for the kid, and reading a book while your kid plays with someone else is likely more fun for the adult too. [/quote]

Playing with the neighborhood 12 year old lacks the benefit of interacting with peers. For some kids that's important - like a kid who has a SAHP or a nanny and doesn't really do much same-aged-kid-time.[/quote]

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