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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Our DD is currently 4 years old. She has at least 1 - 2 enrichment activities every day including sat and sunday. Her enrichments ranges from different languages learning (Chinese, Spanish, French), boosting of her acadamic (english and math), music, [b]dance, karate, gymastic, soccer, swim[/b]...etc. Although these programs focus on different typic and have both acadamic and fun, but I still believe it is way too much for a 4 year old. [/quote]

Not getting into the language mess, but just asking what OP's DH thinks is going to happen when this kid turns 6?  Is she supposed to do competitive gymnastics, competitive swimming, travel soccer, etc.?  Because she can't.  Frankly, if all these little sports lcasses are longer than, say, about 45 minutes a day, at some point she is going to get injured.

I have one kid who is a competitive swimmer and one who is a competitive gymnast.  One of them is 6.  That is two years from now, OP.  What is he trying to get out of this?  What happens when gymnastics takes up 7 hours a week and swimming 3-5 hours?  Does he just keep pushing?  Until when?  Until she implodes?

I take it he himself is not an athlete.

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