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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you could choose one for your kid to excel at which would you choose? I feel like around here people push sports at the detriment of academics. Young kids practicing soccer or baseball 6 days a week. When do they have time to do homework?

My kids are young elementary and we do sports but they have daily homework usually 45 mins-1 hour and they have to have that done before they can do their sports. Sports practices are 2-3 times a week and a game on the weekend. We know people who supplement this with additional training on off days. And their kids are 8! [/quote]

It’s not a binary. You can be good at both and most right year olds are fine without hours of academic and athletic supplementing every week. [/quote]

*eight year olds

OP is clearly looking for validation regarding her parenting choices, but the validation that is most important is from your kids. Kids, like adults, can burn out and rebel against parental pushing and emphasis on achievement culture. They are also likely to get the message that their self worth is determined by their achievements and not inherent. My kids do a variety of sports outside of school (they are in elementary) and go to a competitive academic focused school. Variety is important to prevent burnout and boredom, but consistency is important for skill development and improvement. [/quote]

Oh stuff it[/quote]

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