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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're the ones who have chosen to bring him up in this super-competitive environment, and it's up to you to decide whether a change of pace would be in his best interests.  Everything you've posted suggests that he feels the way he does because you keep putting him in situations ideally designed to showcase how accomplished you were hoping he'd be.  Some kids thrive in that atmosphere, and others do not.  It will not get any easier once he's a teenager.[/quote]

I don't think so... My son just wants to play with his friends. His friends are on competitive teams. Even after I made him play rec, he was right back to asking to try out for travel... And he made the team, and he will be the 11th man.

OP said.. Changing his environment is NOT what her child wants.

Kids have to make their own decisions in their teens and a good start is something as insignificant as choosing his sports team... And living with those consequences.

We have BTDT with older kids and know he will eventually get cut in HS. Natural consequences are good for children.

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