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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you need to let your kid direct how it works. Different kids have different personalities, interests, and need different kinds of guidance and investment.

Specializing in a sport or activity is not going to work if the kid is not interested and doesn't really, really like the activity. Multiple practices a week, working on skills between practices, needing a higher level of commitment to showing up to games/rehearsal/performances because people are counting on you and the other kids take it more seriously -- you do not want to sign a kid up for that unless they are very enthusiastic about it.[/quote]

This! While some parents are driving the boat on this, a lot of the kids that specialize early do so because they absolutely love it and just want more, more, more. My kid started her now primary sport in 1st grade. She was constantly asking to practice in the yard from day 1. She had tried several other things before that and continued to try a other things after, but that was the one that it was immediately apparent that it was going to be her thing. [/quote]

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