sports

[Jessie]

How old were your kids when you started placing them in sports? I have a 5 and 7 yr old and they show some interest, but change their minds often about it.

 

[DriverDan]

We started pretty young, 4 and 5, with our kids in organized sports. But at that age the demands were pretty easy, maybe one or two days a week. It was more so that they could get out and socialize as well as learn some different sports and see what they liked.

 

[the saint]

My kids started in organized team sports later than that, although I taught them how to play basketball at the age of 7, they joined a team later.

 

[SteppinIn]

I wasn't around when my step-daughter started playing soccer, but she's been playing since she was 5 or 6. I think it's great for kids to get into sports from young. Don't let them change their minds too quickly based on losing a game or not being "good" at it - make them stick it out for a while (maybe a season?) before deciding to try something new, I'd say.