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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I second PP who thinks there are way too many after school activities for OP's kids. I would move the activities to the weekend where possible. My DC has been taking piano lessons on Sunday afternoons for five years. I don't think we would have done it for this long if it was on week nights. If week night activities become stressful, it's time to pare it down. Choose one maybe. Either sports or scouts, not both. 
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One sport one night a week per kid (can't schedule same night), and one night when they both do piano.  Piano on weekend won't work with our school.

The bigger issue is the transitions eat up time: school to SACC to home to activity (and maybe not even *their* activity).  A driving sitter is probably what we need at a minimum.

Scouts would be once a month.

There *is* that much homework. I see the resultant projects and homework  they do, they are very elaborate and way beyond what I did at this age.

The reluctant reader has traits of ADHD, and our understanding is that physical activity and music can actually help moderate that, hence why we prioritize it still.

Mornings would be ncie but kids are like teenagers already and sleep in to the nick of school starting.
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