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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So ppl's hs kids can't entertain themselves without screens or activities?  [/quote]

My HS kid plays 3 varsity sports. He has perfect grades and is studying for his SAT. He is on several academic clubs and competitions. He is gunning for Ivy+ schools.

He is not roaming around daydreaming. He has a full AP courseload.

My youngest child who is almost like an only child is not good at entertaining herself at all despite being the least scheduled of my three children. 
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Maybe you should focus on your youngest more?[/quote]

Hosting a play date for her now. We may do too much for her. Or she constantly wants to be with people. She is very social.[/quote]

That's not doing too much.  Let her do activities, spend some 1-1 time with her...[/quote]

She has friends. She does dance, sports, Girl Scouts and plays an instrument. She does nothing competitively yet so it is still once per week. We do play with her. What she can’t do is play on her own. She does read a lot. She may read 2-3 books per day on some days. Perhaps it is because she is in an in between phase where she is outgrowing toys. Even when she was young though, she wanted someone to play with her with her toys.[/quote]

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