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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I ended up putting my kids in lots of activities because I realized all of the kids my kids want to play with are in extended day or other activities.  There is literally nobody around for my kids to play with.  It is sad.[/quote]

Because they're off doing what they enjoy instead of being home in case your kids want to play.[/quote]

You sure about that?   All kids sitting in a classroom at Russian Math are enjoying themselves? Kids who have one on one tutoring in a sport they’re not good at are having a great time?  Kids forced to join something for the sole purpose of a future college application ?

It comes down to having extreme opinions on both sides.    Not every child is happy having excessive activities and never being able to relax. But some do.   Not every child wants to just hang around the neighborhood every day.  But some do.  [/quote]

Maybe not every kid at RSM or playing a rec sport wants to be there but there are more who want to be there than you think. DS asks to do RSM. He does his grade level class at the math competition classes. He asks to do math competitions. He likes doing math and he is good at it. He also likes doing soccer and basketball during their seasons. He loves Scouts. He sometimes has to choose to miss math to do Scouts or his sport. Sometimes he chooses math over the sport, sometimes he chooses the sport.

If your kids are happy hanging at home and running around the neighborhood and don’t want to do other activities great. Some kids want to do activities. And then there are the kids who do both because there are 7 days in the week and it is possible to do multiple things.

But feel free to pretend like you know what is best for every kid and family on the planet. [/quote]

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