How many activities should a child join after school or during the summers?
1-3 per week
100%
[ 2 ]
3-5 per week
0%
[ 0 ]
Total Votes : 2
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After School Activities Posted: 06-22-07 07:12am
Many kids are thrown into activities by
parents who try their best to get them
involved. But at what price? And how
much is too much? Are we teaching our
kids to become and do rather than "just
be'? How much is too much?
Mommy35
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 06-22-07 09:24am
It's nice to keep your kids busy, but they
get overwhelmed and tired too. If you
have to drag your kids to an activity, who
is getting the satisfaction there?
A child's work is school and they call it
summer vacation for a reason.
Kids should have a say in what they do, so
they are vested in it and feel as though
they have a choice.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 06-22-07 09:58am
I haven't gotten my child involved in any
clubs or activities yet. I think one
thing at a time is best. If they (for
example) have been taking piano lessons
for a while and they are accustomed to it
and then you want to add a physical
activity, I think that'ss OK too, but I
don't want to "overprogram" My kids. I
think they are best left to be creative
and have some unstructured play time.
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Bridget
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Posted: 06-22-07 10:00am
well said, cindy!
when finn is older i would really like him
to have at least 2 regular activities (one
sport and one art or music). he will
definitely have a say though and if
doesn't enjoy something i'm not going to
force him to continue it.
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sWeEtPeEwEe
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 169 Location: ,
Posted: 06-22-07 11:04am
I voted 1-3 times per week bercause i
think every child should be involved in at
least one thing to keep them healthy and
socially active, but if the child is
willing to do more than good for them, i
would support it 100%. However, school
work comes first they should be acheiving
and maintaining passing grades in all
school subjects to be able to continue the
extracurricular activities because they
are privlidges and not mandatory, but
school is mandatory and to get somewhere
higher in life you need a good education.
