This Is Why I Don’t Push My Teens To Participate In Extracurricular Activities

My son used to play a sport (sometimes two) each season when he was younger. There was a time he enjoyed it and couldn’t get enough. But as he got older, those feelings started to fade.

I’ll never forget one Saturday morning when my son was in the 5th grade and he had an early basketball game. He had been up past his bedtime the night before because he was also on the ski team which met on every Friday evening.

I had to wake him up early in order to be at his 8am game on time and he was throw...