Choosing Extra-Curricular Activities
Many activities are nice things to do, but life being what it is, only so many deserve inclusion in our schedule. How do we decide when a child is ready for activities? How do we decide which activities to introduce? How do we decide how many activities to introduce? I've been reading Volume 3 this year, and there are a few places where CM touches on these issues. https://www.amblesideonline.org/CM/vol3complete.html#3_10 This chapter made me stop and think about *which* activities we were choosing. As a result of reading it, I firmed up my inclination to drop ballet. We now do taekwondo as a whole family, all together in class (mom and dad too). I will make sure each child has some team sports experience, but we're going to focus on taekwondo and orienteering, both of which teach life skills, can be done throughout your life, and involve our whole family together. (This does not mean you should choose these activities. I'm just ...