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How many extracurricular activities are too many for a second grader?
Our daughter is 7 and in second grade. She's currently enrolled in Tae Kwon Do (1 hour, 2-3 times per week), children's acting classes (2 hours once a week for three months), and violin lessons (1/2 hour once a week). She's doing well academically, so having these extracurricular activities hasn't cut into her homework time, or negatively affected her academic learning. She hasn't experienced any negative health effects either (no complaining about being tired, no extra irritability, etc.).
However, she's recently been invited to also participate in Balinese dancing (1-3 hours, one day per week), and she's interested in adding soccer (1-2 hours once a week) too. I've initially said no to adding either or both of these new activities to her schedule, because I fear that would put us over the top on the extracurricular activities.
What do you think? What's a reasonable amount of time for a second grader to spend each week doing non-academic activities?
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However, she's recently been invited to also participate in Balinese dancing (1-3 hours, one day per week), and she's interested in adding soccer (1-2 hours once a week) too. I've initially said no to adding either or both of these new activities to her schedule, because I fear that would put us over the top on the extracurricular activities.
What do you think? What's a reasonable amount of time for a second grader to spend each week doing non-academic activities?
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