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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't push and let her have a life outside of sports [/quote]

This. My kid's friends who do soccer have no time for anything else, it takes over evenings and weekends. Even though she likes it, I personally would consider dropping it for something less all-consuming. [b]It's important to me that my kid have time for other things. [/b][/quote]

I agree with you, but it’s kid dependent. If the kid is going to use their free time for truly rejuvenating things (sleeping, socializing, family time, hobbies, roaming around and staring at clouds) that’s fine. But if they are going to be on their phone the whole time, it’s probably better to overschedule them.[/quote]

As parents we really do have a choice that is not either of unlimited screen time or overscheduling. You can just tell your kid to go be bored until they find out that staring at clouds isn't so bad.

- parent with kids in activities who also stare at clouds and occasionally get screen time[/quote]

How old are your kids?[/quote]

Teen, tween, younger ES. So not as young as you're thinking.[/quote]

No matter the age, pushing or forcing sports and overscheduling is never a good thing.[/quote]

"Forcing" and "pushing" are two different things, and "overscheduling" has been debated ad nauseam on these boards. The only thing we have approaching a conclusion is that keeping your kids busy is only bad if it's too much for your kids.   Your family may be super social and like to have downtime to play board games together; another family may be super athletic and like to support each other in athletic pursuits.  [/quote]

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