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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son whined that it was cold and he didn’t want to ski at age 5. By age 9, he could ski better than my husband. He loves it, absolutely loves it.

My son played soccer and t ball in kindergarten and went on to play travel soccer. He tried tennis at age 6 and didn’t play much until age 8 when the pandemic hit. He is a tennis natural. He played often outside during the pandemic.

My son whines about swimming when he was 5. He complained about going to morning swim team practice. He passed the swim test at age 6, could swim laps and tread water for 2 minutes. He still does not love swimming but at least he can swim decently.

My son cried and was wimpy about learning to ride a bike at age 5. Now he rides his bike to his friends’ houses.

You have to push a little at this age. I have a friend who doesn’t like to force her kids to do anything. Her daughter plays no sports and has no activities. I don’t think this is anything to be proud of.[/quote]

Why are no sports or organized activities anything to be proud of? I agree, kids shouldn't always be in front of a screen, but you can have a happy childhood and be a successful adult without activities.[/quote]

As a kid whose parents were just trying to survive and never signed me up for anything, I wish my parents did.

I don’t know any UMC/UC kids who do nothing.[/quote]

I totally understand wanting to try a few things as a kid. I didn't get to d9 many ECs either, but I still had a great childhood. But, to say that it's nothing to be proud of to have a kid that doesn't do any activities I don't get.[/quote]

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