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[quote=Anonymous]Swimming and gymnastics, partly because they are healthy and fun but mostly because they were the only activities available where we lived when DD was a toddler. I wanted her to start music lessons, but she was vehemently against it. Our compromise was dance and our family’s heritage language. Dance has helped her learn about music, counting, measures, rhythm etc. and her second language is tonal so I hope she’s developing a different part of her brain. And she can understand her grandparents, which is important. Since pre-K we’ve used summers to sign her up for casual one-week camps to try different activities that are more of a commitment than she’s willing to make without knowing if she likes them. I think that is a good strategy once you’ve knocked out basic swimming skills and trying some kind of musical activity.[/quote]
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