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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s crazy to spend so much time driving for a kid to play a sport, in my opinion. It’s also environmentally a problem for so much car travel. The time spent traveling could be spent on so many other things, like playing in the yard or just having downtime. As a psychologist, I think this kind of thing is contributing to overall mental health struggles as kids grow. [/quote] There are pros and cons. For my sons (started travel sport in 2nd grade but it is mostly local), the hard work/expectations, the structure and listening to a professional coach without mom and dad hovering has been great in building confidence, poise and independence. There can be a bunch of pressure too that we work to balance downtime annd just being a kid in other ways. I think it isn’t wholly good or wholly bad - it’s kid and family dependent - but I am proud of how my boys have developed to date.[/quote]
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