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[quote=Anonymous]It sounds like your kids are young.

My 6yo daughter just started reading chapter books. Sometimes I speak to other parents about activities. She literally could not read 4-5 months ago and went from BOB books to early readers to chapter books this summer.

We know a lot of different types of families. Some kids are socially awkward and advanced academically. Some kids are athletic and not reading yet. Maybe you are new to the school kid scene but this is just small talk. A lot of friends we know are on swim team and we feel left out. I could have signed my daughter up but she and I both weren’t excited about it. None of these kids are competitive swimmers. One friend was super happy she came in third. Her mom later told me she came in 3rd out of 4 kids. I still gave her a high five and told her that was amazing. This family has very athletic parents (D1 college athletes who got married) and I wouldn’t say they are competitive at all. They mention they are busy taking their kids to sports. Speaking to my daughter’s friend, she sounds significantly more athletic than my daughter. My daughter does ballet with other kindergartners. We know older girls who are competitive gymnasts or on competitive dance teams. They mention it here and there. I guess I’m just aware of it and don’t think much of it.[/quote]

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