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Originally Posted by Littlebigman
Sounds like two great kids you have there. Are they athletic too? My boy is 9 now and is starting to get ideas about things. It's amusing to see how he uses his understanding of things to reason. Other times it's bothersome to see how he trys to manipulate things his way.
I am encouraging him to play outside as much as possible and enjoy an active lifestyle rather than stay inside and watch tube and play electronic games. Occasionaly he whines a bit cause we don't have the gadgets around that other kids at school have, but then I just challenge him to some hoop, catch, silly bike tricks or just plain tag outside and he quickly forgets what it was he was "deprived" of.
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Ryan's very much into rock climbing and has a membership at a training facility: Urban Krag. He likes golf and bowling too. But he's not into conventional sports (i.e., football, basketball). This fits: he's not a conventional kid. He's cerebral without being nerdy.
Nick loathes organized sports/games. She likes to ride her bike and skate/skateboard - so she's active enough. But she likes to do her own thing. She's talkative and gregarious, but not interested in being one of the kewl kidz. She's still very much a kid, and not particularly interested in boys (knock on wood...) or growing up too quickly.
It's natural for anyone - kid or not - to push against constraints and try to manipulate things their way. I don't take that stuff personally and always keep it simple...if sweet reason won't serve, then I employ the "Godfather Principle." Just make 'em an offer they can't refuse...so power struggles are virtually non-existent.