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[quote=Anonymous]Music
Math
Sports

Music is a gift for its own sake but also because it supports the development of math brain.

Math because our kids are gifted and schools did not provide enough challenge. RSM is the best, although Beast Math/AOPs is good, too.  Don’t do drill and kill like Mathnasium.

In fact anything rote at this age will kill love of learning.

Sports because being active is important for healthy, socialization, and confidence. Boys socialize and interact primarily through sports. Girls who play sports are more confident and have better self-images, including body image.

Impact sports help kids grow sturdier brains, may be correlated with greater height. Exercise reduces stress.

You can’t start many sports after the elementary years unless the kid is very athletically talented. Soccer, hockey, basketball, lacrosse, tennis needs to start young, 4, 5,:6.  Baseball you can start up to about age 12, swimming & volleyball, too.  Football, for a skill position you need to start young, for lineman positions can start anytime if they’re decently athletic. Track, too.[/quote]

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