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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just more context - with Karate, we are in a little dojo community - honestly it is the first activity I'd drop but it's probably his favorite. We also have a little friend group from there.

Dance - he did a week of hip hop camp and loved it.  Dance seems like a fun skill to have even in adulthood, so I signed him up.

Parkour - This would be a new one for us.  DS is pretty terrible at all things climbing, and I have seen him get left out on the playground before bc he cannot keep up with the other kids, so I thought this might help him.

Soccer - it is not league.  It's through a private group that organizes lessons at various parks around the area.  So it's our same little group and it only meets once weekly, and I am friends with all the parents and we often do something social after.  There are no games besides games they play against each other.

Flag football - I thought I'd give this a shot to give DS some exposure to a league/competitive sport.  A friend of mine does it with her kids and she says the kids really enjoy themselves.  I also like that the practice and the game are on the same day, so it's only a 1x week commitment.  DH is deployed but even when he is in town he is not much of a "throw the football around" guy, so I thought DS might benefit from learning the game a little since it's so big here.

I work very much full time btw, not sure why that matters but someone said something upthread. [/quote]

Not sure why people bother to ask questions on here if they are just going to do what they want to do anyway. Most people think this is too much. But it doesn’t matter. [/quote]
 
No. most people with active kids think it’s okay.[/quote]

Well I guess the point is that it doesn't matter if its okay for someone else's kid or not. It only matters if it works for OP and her kid. This would be way too much driving/stimulation/changing clothes/transition time for my kids at that age. They would be looking longingly at the kids on the street riding bikes and scooters as I schlepped them to yet another "activity." It would also be way too much driving and killing time for me. It doesn't sound like any of these activities would allow OP to go home in between. But the best thing for OP to do is just...do it, and she'll see for herself.

Parents of young only children are precious. [/quote]

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