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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have one kid who does 2 travel sports and practices 5 days a week. He loves it and still has a ton of energy after hours of practice, so I don’t mind it.  [/quote]

Some kids are just built like this. I’m a mom of 3 and 1 of mine is similar. Wants to be doing multiple sports at a time, including a travel sport. Never seems to tire of it. On days off will randomly go outside to shoot hoops or run around. Since early childhood, he’s been my kid up at the crack of dawn ready to go for the day whereas my other 2 need more rest.

People who don’t have a high energy/driven kid don’t understand it. Which is why they should just stick to parenting the kid they have and stop making assumptions about what is right for all children.[/quote]

I have a friend who had a (now adult) child like this. The only time the kid was fully at capacity was at summer camps where they go non-stop from 7 am until 11 pm. As a college student this kid still goes non-stop. Resume looks amazing of course.

According to my friend it was somewhat hard on the family, but it was valuable enough for them to see their child flourishing this way that they made it work - helped to have a SAHM for sure.

Since none of my kids are like this, if I hadn't heard it from her I'm not sure I would have understood it/believed it. But now I do.[/quote]

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