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[quote=Anonymous]I have one kid in elementary and two in high school now. All three of my kids love activities.

When I was a working mom of two, just one sport and one activity felt like a lot to me because I had to leave work early, pick up two kids and drive them to sports. It was not at all a lot for the kids. My kids would be running around at home or the backyard.

I eventually stayed home and my kids would go to sports practice multiple times per week. One kid loved art and science in addition to sports. The other kid plays multiple sports well. Both boys played their sport 3-6x per week. This is norm for good athletes. I mean they now have practice after school AT school everyday. No one would say they are overscheduled.

When kids are young and parents drive them, people often think having an activity daily is too much. I’m a SAHM and drive my kids to something almost daily. Every activity is something the child wants to do.

I have a friend and all three of her kids don’t want to sign up for anything. They don’t want to play sports. They don’t want to do any clubs at school. My kids are the opposite. They will excitedly sign up for multiple activities at school, want to do taekwondo, soccer, tennis, basketball, swim, dance, play instruments. We can’t do it all but we have something everyday.[/quote]

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