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[quote=Anonymous]My kids love sports...or the initial idea of playing a sport.  When they want to start a sport, I'm clear as day that if I sign them up, they MUST play for a solid year. My son wanted to do lacrosse and it was so expensive that I made him commit for 18 months. After season one he wanted to quit because LAX is hard and take a lot of skill (stick and all that stuff).  He told me he used to dream of breaking his leg so he could quit. Now he is a great player and loves it.  So for us, I simply do not allow quitting.  Once the kids want to do something, then it's all or nothing. I fear one day they might want to do an instrument and then all hell is going to break loose.

I don't negotiate, I don't allow a way out. You do it, you work and you master it.  I will also say that for sports, my kids have to go out into the back yard and practice their sport every single day. I give my kids allowance and they can also "buy" screentime for various behaviors/chores. Whatever they are committed to at the time is tied to their allowance and extra screentime.

I feel that talking to them is not enough. I need a carrot to motivate them while we are trying to create habit.[/quote]

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