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7yo - starting clubs etc and losing interest after a few weeks.

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TracyK · 24/03/2011 17:57

AIBU to be pissed off with him?

He starts these groups - love, love, loves them - goes for a few weeks - then starts whinging at having to go and I either drag him in tears or give in and let him not go.

He has done

swimming - says he doesn't need lessons anymore as he's a good swimmer. True and the class size was huge so he was bored most of the time.

rugby - gets dragged to the training but had been let off going all through winter as it was 'indoors and boring'. Loves it once he gets there. But we have to have an arguement every Sunday morning.

Fun Fitness - had tantrum today saying he didn't want to go - said it was too busy and he 'doesn't like big crowds'! (first I've ever heard of it) It has gotten really busy since they've done an advertising campaign.

Kids Club on a Sat morning - won't go at all now - sometimes he's the only one there - so maybe boring for him. Haven't pushed this one.

After school sports each night - variety of them - says he's too tired for them but will go on occasion - but not on a reliable/regular basis.

Swimming with his dad - used to do it every night before tea - now has to be dragged/bribed etc.

Street Dance - still going at the mo - but could change any time soon!

DH and I don't know whether just to leave it up to him or push him more to go to them. He now won't be allowed to join any more clubs (that you have to pay to join) because of his lack of committment.

He'd rather come home from school and watch TV or play on the computer. He's very active and sporty otherwise.

It's very frustrating as he usually says in the morning 'yes I'd like to go to x' but by the time I pick him up from school he has changed his mind.

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rexrabbit · 24/03/2011 18:14

of course it's annoying when he changes his mind, but he's SEVEN. Leave the poor lad alone, and spend your £ on something you'd both enjoy!

kbaby · 24/03/2011 22:35

My DD 7 is the same apart from she never joins them in the first place. All her friends go to after school clubs or activities but no amount of mer persuading her to join has worked. I keep thinking she would ahve fun and should go.
However, I have now stopped nagging if she doesnt want to go i'm not going to force her. Plus all my freinds whose dc go to them all spend theyre weekends and evenings driving from activity to activity whereas DD and myself can come home from school and go for walks or bike rides etc and enjoy the time before dh gets in.

Im sure my time will come when she decides she wants to do them all and then ill be hoping for a night off.

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