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[quote=Anonymous]Our kids are similar ages.  First off, the 15-year old is so close to driving age and that will be a huge game changer.  Make sure she's getting her learner's doing the required driving hours, etc. on time so she can get her license right when she reaches driving age.

We've been a bit lucky in that our oldest is into a sport that ramps up in spring and fall, and our middle is into a sport that's heavier in winter.  If they're playing multiple sports and thinking about leaning into one or the other, maybe you can steer them in a way that makes it easier in this sense.

For the 7-year old -- our similarly aged kid gets scheduled around the other kids.  It's just too young to be bending over backwards for extra curriculars.  Absolutely no travel sports in our family until at least middle school.  At this age, you generally can provide blackout days of the week for rec soccer, basketball, baseball, etc. so you don't overlap with otherwise very busy evenings.  For weekly activities like gymnastics there are usually numerous sessions to choose from.  We pick only things very close to home.  We can walk to a rec center near us, so that's a favored location.

Agree with others re- carpools.  Just ask for help if you need it here and there but be available to reciprocate.

Another game changer has been high school sports because they can stay after school rather than coming home and being driven back, there's bus transport to games so we don't need to manage those, and the pickup is easy because it's at our local high school (i.e., a short drive).  So encourage playing at school if that's an option.[/quote]

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