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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At kindergarten level, just try to enjoy the moments of childhood. They don’t need to be signed up for anything. The feeling in this area that kids need to be spending hours each week in extracurricular activities is not healthy. It’s hard to not get caught up in it.

Many kids just dabble in different activities and interests as they grow, and that’s fine. In college is when they pick a major.

Just look for a balance in life and let them play now.[/quote]

This. I signed the kids up for swim lessons. We mostly did outdoor activities and play dates. When they showed interest in something, then I signed them up but did not get attached to it being their “thing”. At different ages they found something. DS became obsessed with basketball in 7th grade. DD2 asked for gymnastics in 1st grade. DD1 is more of a reader and likes art and isn’t much of a joiner.[/quote]

I’d like to know how your 7th grade DS got involved in basketball so late. By that age, teams are usually pretty set, or else they are denied a spot because they can’t make it through tryouts. [/quote]

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