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[quote=Anonymous]I would sign him up for at least one activity.  One child of mine has played soccer most of his life because we thought it was important for both socialization and also he was not very coordinated and logistically he had a sibling who wanted to play really bad.  So he went to practices for years but only started playing matches when he was in 3rd grade.  Now at 12, he loves soccer and that's pretty much the only activity he likes to do (outside of limited videogame time) even though we've introduced him to plenty - sports and non sports - or asked him if he wanted to try other things.  He still really isn't the most coordinated/athletic but all the years of soccer practices has really payed off and he is a pretty good player on a travel team and that gives him a lot of confidence.  In fact, he thanked us recently for making him stick with soccer because he is known in his class for being the best soccer player.  Hahaha...

Maybe you won't have that issue if your kid is naturally athletic (as one of my other kids is) but I think becoming good or even just functional at something - not necessarily a sport - will always help with a child's confidence.  [/quote]

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