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[quote=Anonymous]I have 3 kids and people on this thread seem to be overly focused on the sports. I have kids who have done science, instruments, dance, model UN, art, chess, theater and anything else that my kids may have wanted to try.

I have one kid who loves dance. I never thought I would be a dance mom. My friends who have girls in dance, cheer and gymnastics don’t push their girls. The girls push themselves and we are forced to sign them up for a higher level. We all started with one day a week at the local community center.

My one friend has a daughter who does gymnastics full time and does homeschooling. My friend did not push this at all. Her daughter begged to do this for years and parents gave in. They are a middle class family and I know they stretch their finances to support the daughter. The summer programs cost them thousands of dollars and they are always traveling for tournaments. I 100% do not consider them helicopter parents. They have other kids who just play rec sports.

OP, I don’t think you should beat yourself up. If your kid was a super strong swimmer, s/he would have known and been invited to higher competitions. You already did a lot volunteering and coaching. [/quote]

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