Will you ban your children from certain sports

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when they are playing instruments seriously?
I can see the reason is obvious.But when they are still young, deserve to do something else as well, will you ban them?
What do you do to avoid the risk?How about school PE?

I have no time or interest to--to corrent above.

You know, my literacy in never good.

The real problem is that you can have an accident doing the simplest, everyday things.

Obody has deliberately twisted anything or attacked anyone. Many of us have musical children. But manynifnus think it's very important to maintain balanc in our children's lives, and make sure they fully participate in the life of their school, and not feel separate or different Which is the the big risk if children of this age are made "special cases".

And it seems to me that if a child doesn't want to play games, or get muddy or engage in a bit of rough and tumble, it's the parent's job to encourage him or her to join in, rather than finding reasons not to.

"You will have fun playing rugby whether you like it or not! Or else!"

No. "
You will join in with the life of the community you are part of. And that sometimes means doing things you don't necessarily enjoy. You may not enjoy sport- Fred may not enjoy music practice. But that's no reason for the two of you nof to do it . Because we are aiming for robust well rounded people:"

Why are you picking on my DS? Tell Fred he should practice instead.

It's not always as black and white as that though. When ds did rugby he was required to do a lunchtime and after school extra practice as well as in games lessons all of which clashed with other things he wanted to do. What's more there were other boys who actually wanted to be on the team who weren't and it wasn't even as if ds was an especially brilliant player - just not quite bad enough to be dropped from the team (which he'd already been a reluctant member of for over 2 years). It was still expected he would play though and without parental intervention he would have had to. The school was fine about it once I explained, but hadn't listened to him. I have no regrets at all about bunking him off. He was a changed child afterwards - I'd not realised just how much it stressed him and he contributed to school life through the sailing team (as well as musically) instead.

Pianomama- you're obviously not interested in any sort of sensible discussion. That's fine. But maybe just try to be a little less closed minded? Sport and the "finer things of life" can, and do, coexist.

Why would any decent school encoiurage students to do so many GCSEs??
Why would anyone need more than 10 solid GCSES? Quality over quantity.I can't see anyone turning a way a student with 10 A*s

seeker 'So much easier to address typos than actual arguments.......'

one of the most apt things i'v read on Mn in a long time.I'm going to remember that gem!!

I stopped my eldest from riding her bike just before a violin exam. Only because she is incredibly clumsy and didn't want her to waste weeks and weeks of work by falling and breaking her wrist. Usually though, no. Sport is good.