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[quote=Anonymous]My only rule is that if they sign up for something, they have to stick with it until a natural break point (end of session, end of season, etc). No quitting halfway through and leaving the rest of your team in a lurch. We generally have Scouts (low commitment, 1 hr/week for the kids, a bit more for me as a volunteer parent leader) and 1 sport at a time - no more than 2 a year per kid, they get to choose what. Instrument through school starting in 4th grade if they want to. An art class or other activity falls between sports seasons - one of my kids took an 8-week pottery course, that was a lot of fun. If they choose not to do organized sports, that's fine. I want them to stay active and outside, so we'd probably increase our family hiking / skiing / camping / kayaking / etc kinds of activities. There are other ways to get the 'teamwork' aspect of organized sports.[/quote]
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