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<blockquote data-quote="bran155" data-source="post: 243949"><p>I am iffy on this. I have struggled with this sort of thing with both my easy child and difficult child over the years. I never wanted to send the message that it is okay to quite. I want my kids to absolutely finish what they start. But these extra curricular activities are supposed to be fun for the kids and if they aren't enjoying it then why force them to do it. Especially if it costs money!!! I don't know what the right thing to do is. </p><p></p><p>My easy child son loves to bowl. He joined a children's bowling league with my nephew. He lasted all of last year. This year we paid for it and a couple of weeks into it he no longer wanted to do it. We were forcing him for a while. He fought me every Sat. morning not to go. He cried, he just didn't want to do it. He is painfully shy and doesn't like to be around big crowds. That was his reason for not wanting to do it anymore. He get's very nervous. Which is exactly the reason we wanted him to continue. We thought he needed to have this experience. We wanted to him to conquer his fears. But it was no longer fun for him. And I felt horrible every weekend, he just hated it. So we finally let him quit. We take him bowling a couple of times a month because he really does enjoy it, and he is quite good at it for an 8 year old!!! I don't know if we did the right thing by letting him quit????</p><p></p><p>Just thought I would share that with you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bran155, post: 243949"] I am iffy on this. I have struggled with this sort of thing with both my easy child and difficult child over the years. I never wanted to send the message that it is okay to quite. I want my kids to absolutely finish what they start. But these extra curricular activities are supposed to be fun for the kids and if they aren't enjoying it then why force them to do it. Especially if it costs money!!! I don't know what the right thing to do is. My easy child son loves to bowl. He joined a children's bowling league with my nephew. He lasted all of last year. This year we paid for it and a couple of weeks into it he no longer wanted to do it. We were forcing him for a while. He fought me every Sat. morning not to go. He cried, he just didn't want to do it. He is painfully shy and doesn't like to be around big crowds. That was his reason for not wanting to do it anymore. He get's very nervous. Which is exactly the reason we wanted him to continue. We thought he needed to have this experience. We wanted to him to conquer his fears. But it was no longer fun for him. And I felt horrible every weekend, he just hated it. So we finally let him quit. We take him bowling a couple of times a month because he really does enjoy it, and he is quite good at it for an 8 year old!!! I don't know if we did the right thing by letting him quit???? Just thought I would share that with you. :) [/QUOTE]
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