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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm actually really surprised that parents don't remove certain activities as an option go begin with. [/quote]

And I'm really surprised that parents unilaterally remove sports to begin with (unless it's a cost decision).  We encouraged our kids to find the things they enjoyed and we supported them regardless.  Had they run into issues that had serious long-term consequences -- body issue images, excessive injuries, etc -- we might have had a discussion at that point, but why eliminate them right off the bat?

They picked sports I never would have chosen -- summer/club/HS swimming, travel soccer, AAU basketball, HS and club crew to name a few. As it turns out, I love watching my daughters play basketball (though I still have general disdain for the sport) and it turns out that my largest adult friend cohort is our swim families. And neither one will play a sport in college.

Caveat -- we are fortunate that cost isn't really an issue.  Not bragging, just acknowledging a potential blindspot.[/quote]

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