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[quote=Anonymous]My general philosophy was that my support for their activities was dependent on how much effort they were willing to invest.  If they wanted to try something, they had to commit to completing the full session they were signing up for.  If they wanted to go beyond that, they had to show they wanted to do extra.

For example, DC started playing an instrument at school. When they got into it and started practicing a lot at home, we purchased a nice instrument (certainly not professional, but a noticeable upgrade from the one we had been leasing), were willing to arrange the private lessons, and supported them joining a youth orchestra. However, when they couldn’t be bothered to practice for youth orchestra (or much at all), I said I wasn’t willing to invest my time in the youth orchestra if they weren’t invested enough to practice.

In your son’s case, I’d base my decision on his level of effort. If he’s practicing as much as he can and giving it his all, I’d be inclined to continue supporting his preferred activity (as long as it didn’t create hardship for the family - there are obviously limits). On the other hand, if he just liked hanging out with his friends and occasionally playing a little, I’d tell him that he could play on the less demanding team and arrange play dates with his friends if he wanted to hang out with them outside of school. [/quote]

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