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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Not PP, but I do believe that making a 3-year-old do 20 to 30 minutes a day of swimming drills would destroy a love of swimming, and 20 to 30 minutes of music drills per day at that age would destroy a love of music (been there, done that and it was a disaster. When we stepped back and stopped forcing the music, my DC really blossomed as a musician). They may not become robotic but children at this age should not be deprived of the value of exploration and discovery and feeding their activities to them like this does have a cost. if you're doing one thing, you're not doing another. I'm so glad I did not grow up when sports were so parent-driven. I discovered sports on my own and became a very successful high school athlete, and am still an athlete, and I fear kids who are being groomed at such ages miss out on the real joy of finding a sport and engaging in it for sheer pleasure.

But I digress.

I won't touch the ADHD comment because I'm not sure I understand what you mean by it and I'm going to pretend you aren't slurring children who do have ADHD.[/quote]

If this strategy doesn't work for your children.  Please don't do it.  You are the best judge.  You'll find an approach that works through trial and error.

But, it has worked for others.  In fact, a few children floundering under the laissez-faire parental approach in their elementary school did not turn the ship around until some daily discipline (20 to 30 minutes of math exercises) was introduced into their lives upon recommendations of this strategy.  [/quote]

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