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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reading these admissions threads already have me feeling nauseous.  If you were me, with a highly-distracted 7 year old who is going to be a challenge to get to focus on either sports or a musical instrument, and you could go back in time and do something differently (or the same, if it worked out well)  -- what would you do over or do differently?[/quote]I would not insist on the musical instrument being 'orchestra-material'. Let DC play electric guitar or whatever. I'd also look for non-traditional sports, maybe ultimate frisbee or skateboarding. things where a lapse of attention are immediately felt, and with fewer 'rules'[/quote]

7 year olds don't need to focus on sports or music lessons. Let him play if he wants to, skip if he doesn't. Reassess in a year or two.

Think about your child's interests and strengths and help him find opportunities that play to them. But at 7 (or 8 or 9) if he only wants to run around and do whatever, then that is FINE. Really.

The thing I am most glad I did with my kids is read to them. We read every night almost without fail. I've read my boys everything from Harry Potter to the Little House books to (appropriate) New Yorker articles. I still read to my 6th grader every night and often my 17 year old listens in as well. I love sitting in bed with them, an opportunity to snuggle, ask questions, talk, sometimes not about the book we are reading at all. We can read about difficult situations and talk about them. We can read funny books and laugh. I am convinced that reading aloud has enriched their minds, deepened their innate curiosity and creativity, improved their listening and critical thinking skills, instilled a love of language and literature, and enhanced their own desire to read and seek information and entertainment from books. It has also been a great boon to our relationship, helped keep us close and connected, something that is so important in the early teen years. These are the moments I have treasured the most.[/quote]

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