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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have one kid who does 2 travel sports and practices 5 days a week. He loves it and still has a ton of energy after hours of practice, so I don’t mind it.  [/quote]

Some kids are just built like this. I’m a mom of 3 and 1 of mine is similar. Wants to be doing multiple sports at a time, including a travel sport. Never seems to tire of it. On days off will randomly go outside to shoot hoops or run around. Since early childhood, he’s been my kid up at the crack of dawn ready to go for the day whereas my other 2 need more rest.

People who don’t have a high energy/driven kid don’t understand it. Which is why they should just stick to parenting the kid they have and stop making assumptions about what is right for all children.[/quote]

OP said it would take a big toll on the family. I am surprised how many people are brushing by this. My daughter does dance and gymnastics and we live about 20 minutes away from each studio. The days she does those activities I’m away from the rest of my family at least 80 minutes but I often just stay if it’s a shorter class. We have never been able to carpool because it hasn’t worked out to have an anyone close enough at the same level. I try not to drag my younger one whenever possible but we don’t always have two adults. Or we do but means the evening is handing the kids off as soon as a parent gets home and then back and forth and maybe going back out for other activities. I also have a child who would do even more activities but it’s really not good for our family. So she does SOME but not everything. So far we have been able to keep two nights a week totally free of activities and that is great.  I think if you have an only it’s very different or a nanny or something but it isn’t clear that is OP’s situation.[/quote]

I don’t think anyone brushed by this and is saying OP has to sacrifice the family. I think people are saying this amount of practice is not unreasonable for a kid who is passionate about their sport, and that if possible OP should try to make it happen. And tbh the tryout never should have happened if OP can’t swing it.

However, they are where they are now. If it’s 100% not doable w/o spiraling the family into chaos or financial stress, then it’s a no. But I don’t think it should be a no because of all the people claiming it’s too much activity for a kid or because the kid won’t make the Olympics. [/quote]

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