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[quote=Anonymous][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]

But why are you surprised? Parents set limits and boundaries on what their kids can do. It could be based on anything safety, finances, time commitments ect. Kids don't have to do everything or activities at all [/quote]

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