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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who are you kidding OP? The child needs more practice or you as a parent make sure he is in every possible activity/class coached and taught so he does not fall behind in the rat race. Have seen many tiger moms like this who make sure their child is in every possible class activity - and it has nothing to do with the child's interest. if anything the child loses whatever little childhood he has and is burnt out trying to keep up to his parents expectations.

[quote=Anonymous]I don’t see what is wrong in putting a child in after care as both parents don’t get home till 6. And in the after care if they offer chess or LEGO why not let the kid enjoy what he likes the most. And why not send him to weekend practice as the parents cannot play to his level and he wants more practice

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My DC loves chess.  She proactively asked to do chess after school after her friend invited her to attend a chess club with her.  I allowed DC to do it for a half of the year, but didn't sign up again (even though she really wanted to) because the logistics didn't fit with my other kids activities.  She had fun in the class for the time she did it.  I'm posting this to say, don't assume OP is somehow torturing her kid, it's really possible the kid likes it.  DC also begged me to do Odyssey of the Mind after her teacher mentioned it in class (she loved that teacher).  She had fun in that too because it required the kids to be creative.  I'm pretty sure if I let her do Legos she'd like that too.  Some kids like that stuff.  My other DC would not ask to do those things, and I would never force her.   I'm sure people would assume I made DC do chess and OotM.  That couldn't be further from reality. [/quote]

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