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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He has tried basically every sport and is terrible.  Not interested in music or arts.  He won't practice anything and I do not know what to do.[/quote]

Keep trying. Are you watching to be sure there are no physical issues? My 5 year old was slightly hesitant to run around like other kids and play soccer. I always felt like he was a little clumsy but drs brushed it off.
Finally I insisted on a PT eval and he did have some issues that have really improved with physical therapy. It can be a good way to give kids confidence.

Also - I have another child who is[b] a serious athlete and super coordinated. He wouldn't play soccer, basketball or football. It was an issue of him not wanting to take the ball from other kids and not wanting any collisions while going for the ball.
Turns out he's an excellent swimmer,[/b] tennis player and runner. People (and gym teachers) are shocked he can be so good at some sports and so bad at others. 
We tried golf, tennis, basketball, baseball, cross country/track, golf, football and flag football, volleyball, gymnastics, ice skating/ice hockey and swimming. I'm probably forgetting something in there. Point is you may have to try them ALL. Age 6 is a little young to have tried it all. I'd keep going. Try preteam at your local pool or some general gymnastics or rock climbing classes.

I have no athletic ability and my parents tried a lot. I like to think I have other talents and I was a very good student and went to a highly competitive university. Sports aren't everything. [/quote]

This was/is me! I thought I was unathletic because I didn’t like the “ball sports” and that’s what the jock types at school were good at. Then I tried swimming and I was naturally good at it. With hard work I ended up on scholarship at a D1 power conference school. As an adult I am more athletic and agile than most people my age. Most of the jocks from school didn’t play sports past high school and are sedentary/overweight now. I just wasn’t aggressive as a kid so I was bad at any sport where you had to fight for the ball. I’m glad my mom let us try all different things because I never would have discovered my strength if I hadn’t.[/quote]

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