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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm going to disagree about automatically choosing the "popular activities." You have to follow the child a bit here. Sometimes joining the popular activity when it isn't your thing can have very negative social consequences. Other kids can smell a fish out of water, and they aren't nice about it. Go for a balance of the kid's interest/ability and social opportuntiy. Social doesn't mean popular.[/quote] +1 When my kid was in K and 1st, there was a lot of pressure to do soccer because that's what the "popular" kids at school did. We signed our kid up for one session of soccer because why not. He hated it. After that we opted out of soccer and found other activities he like a lot more (rock climbing and Lego club). He has friends in these activities and enjoys doing them, and I'm so glad we didn't force him into years of soccer just so he could be friends with the "popular" boys at school. [/quote]
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