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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We signed up for many activities for  DS6 and had him dabble in them —including flag football, soccer, cub scouts, swimming, piano, chess, etc. He invariably complains and whines about participating in any of these. We are not pushy parents so we let him quit after a few weeks or months. He also complains about school and afterschool latchkey program. His ideal day is staying at home to goof off, scribble pictures and letters (but he is neither artistic nor literary) , and watch TV if possible— we usually restrict screen time. We thought he might at least enjoy doing *one* thing so we went the route of trying a bunch of things and seeing what sticks, but he really dislikes every activity outside of home, so far. Has anyone successfully overcome this issue? I.e. have your kids learned to start liking an activity after initially hating it?[/quote]

Ha, I could’ve written this a few years back. I definitely worried about it with each of my multiple kids. Yes, they outgrew it. One child seemed to have some kind of anxiety that once outgrown led to more confidence. The other was just tired after a full day of school and aftercare. The third didn’t seem to have any issue, which maybe led to my worrying the most. Because each of the issues were different, I worried each time. I did make each child choose at least one activity each season and keep it for the season. I also kept screen time down, so lots of time for potential boredom. By the time each child was 8/9, we ended up with the opposite challenge. The kids had too many activities and it was too difficult to coordinate rides, plus it was costly. By fifth grade, they evened out a bit, then middle school was like a vortex where kids recommitted to some favorite activities but also switched. Come high school they were all passionate and highly accomplished in their chosen activities.[/quote]

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