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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm not sure I see the value in continuing to force her to spend her tI'm doing things she doesn't want to be doing, that just become a struggle between us. I always promised myself I would not be the parent who cared more about my child's activities than my child herself did - i.e. that it'd be theirs to own. But where's the balance? [/quote]

Obviously you shouldn't enroll her in an activity she affirmatively dislikes, but ask her to pick one that she thinks she would like and stay with it for a season/year.  It's not that complicated.  If it isn't for her, she can pick something else after that point. [/quote?]

Yeah, I can see that my post was poorly phrased.[b] My point is more that she seems to hate everything. I've asked her what activity she might like to try and her answer is that they're all stupid and pointless. [/b]Not much to go on there. Argh, this age can be so frustrating sometimes![/quote]
It sounds like she is just trying to get a rise out of you. Either that, or she is depressed. Or maybe she is anxious about  not being good at activities because she hasn't tried them before.[/quote]

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