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| Swimming is his latest obsession! |
He's our organic Farmer....
Future ice hockey player.....
Michael Phelps-in-training....
...a really good eater, too, after all the sports!
Now he's asking to play soccer too, and not in place of anything. My Monkey barely turned 5, and is starting kindergarten next week.He doesn't even know what he would be getting himself into and we don't want him to bite off more than he can chew. He has SO much energy. Where does he get it? I am pretty active, but usually after all my activities I am pretty beat. This kid will go to his aquatics team work out and not even take a nap afterward. And, I have to put a big effort out to get him in bed and to sleep every night.
We are not signing him up for soccer, and we are actually cutting his swimming back from 4x/week to 2x/week once school starts. He will still go to his pre-alpha hockey class once a week on Saturday. He is going to a karate "buddy" day with a neighbor next week to check it out. I am totally happy that he has interests, and stays active and away from video games. He does looove TV though, but there will not be much time for that once school starts. I swear, if only I had half his energy!
How do you manage your child's activities with school and make sure they get enough rest? What guidelines do you set during the school year to make sure you aren't too much of a taxi and your child can get their homework done?
