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[quote=Anonymous]I absolutely force my kids - or would, if they required forcing, which they don't. They are gymnastics and dance kids, so when there isn't dance team during school, they take classes, which are usually once a week each so aren't a huge commitment.

At the high school level there are so many clubs, sports and activities I feel like if a kid can't find an activity amongst the multitude, they are just refusing out of stubbornness and probably a raging video game addiction. I have friends with "nerdy" gamer kids and they play DD and Magic at comic/game shops, or they are into anime and cosplay and go to anime cons. Not my bag, but its creative and an interest. Chess, debate, non athletic sports like golf, art/cooking/creative writing/theater classes at the local community center, a regular skateboarding class or session at our local indoor skate park. Volunteer. Get a job. Battle of the Books if middle school or younger. Just listing all the things my friends kids and my kids friends do that isn't necessarily a team sport.

Video games is a huge waste of time. Time doesn't have to be productive all of the time, there is a place for mindless fun, but I refuse to raise a boring loser.

I'd tell my kid they have to pick something after school, through school in the fall. And that they must pick something from now through the summer, and give them the options available to them. I'm all about letting them have control over their lives and I'm not a micronmanager of my kids, but just like some kids need a push to eat healthy, some kids need a push to be more social. COVID was really awful with all the screen time and we have to undo it. Consider it like a diet for the brain. [/quote]

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