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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Free play is all fun and games until middle school. Then the kids with no activities have nothing to do and it’s downhill from there. [/quote]

Not for all kids, our neighborhood friends and my sibling had a blast playing throughout middle school. And why not, we were kids having fun. Free play is very important for middle schoolers, I've even read articles on it. I'm not sure why or when ppl deemed them too old to do this. It was the norm for us. I don't know why ppl think they aren't deserving of free play. [/quote]

Why do you think athletes aren’t getting both?

Also, our day was great - I had free play too and then just walked right on to a JV sport as a freshman having barely played.  Those days are over for most schools with most sports.  If you don’t have some training, you aren’t making a high school team.  I absolutely loved being a high school athlete and my kids enjoy it too, so I am glad we put in the prep work to make that happen in elementary and middle.[/quote]

Because this is a thread on overscheduling. And ppl are assuming that older kids don't need or want free play because they're too old or will be trouble makers. High school is obviously a little different, but middle school kids are still kids.[/quote]

I have a middle school kid and he does so much and also hangs out with his friends plenty in person and online. The difference between middle and high school is that you don’t have to study much in middle school. My middle schooler gets out at 2 and goes to bed around 10. He does have something almost everyday but he has plenty of free time.

He knows several kids who seem to do nothing. Their parents don’t seem as focused on them since they don’t neee childcare. My kid has friends who must play video games all day everyday. If I let him, I’m sure my kid would gladly play games all day. Thankfully he enjoys his multiple sports.[/quote]

That sounds great, sounds like your child has a good balance. I'm glad that he still gets to hang out with neighborhood friends, that's was such a great time in my life throughout middle school. I think I'm just against the idea of not encouraging it or not letting my kid have that because some kids cause trouble [/quote]

This isn't about you and some kids jus want to hang out but I feel bad for kids like yours who don't get to participate in activities and sports that interest them because of your close-minded view.[/quote]

How is it a close minded view? I never said kids shouldn't play sports, or that I wouldn't let my kids. I never played sports as a kid, disabled and I wished I could have at least tried them. But, I did have a ton of free play with my neighborhood friends and freedom and that more than made up for lack of sports. I just think kids should be kids as long as they can be. On the flip side, I feel kind of bad for kids who dont have free play  and who are overscheduled. Or for the ones who aren't allowed free time because their parents think they'll be trouble. We just have differing options, that's all.[/quote]

Sorry, I don’t think your childhood memories as a disabled non athlete are necessarily relevant to today’s competitive world. Not trying to be mean.

No UMc/UC teen is just hanging around the neighborhood. They are all doing something whether it is an instrument, sports, dance, model UN, saving dogs, whatever it is that they do.[/quote]

You are sick [/quote]

How are they sick?  Most kids are doing something.[/quote]

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