Thanks everyone. For us, sports are more about having fun, interacting with others, building confidence, learning to work as a team, and all the character building that goes along with organized team sports. That said, my son is learning many of those lessons in Montessori school and at home. He does not have any siblings, and we do not live in a neighborhood. There are no children nearby for him to play with, so other than school and the occasional get-together with friends, he gets little high energy exercise or social interaction with children at home.
At this point, we've tried soccer (twice, and this is the current sport in which he's lost interest), basketball (twice), mixed martial arts (this requires a lot of down time sitting and waiting his turn, which does not agree with a child with ADHD), gymnastics (we actually let him quit this one, he disliked it so much) and T-ball (HATED it). The thing is, he likes things at first, and then he very quickly loses interest. I keep saying that at 6 he doesn't have to choose something he wants to do forever. It is perfectly fine to try different activities, but we are running out of ideas!
He's asking me if he can try swim team. He absolutely loves to swim, so maybe this will be for him. It's so expensive!
I asked my ds this morning how he could love soccer last week and hate it this week, and he said, "My dad told me I was good at it and that I'd love it, so I thought I should." His dad is certainly not one to push anything on him, so I guess that desire to please runs in our blood! He gets that from me I'm sure. Dh is right though, ds really is good at soccer!
On a positive note, ds absolutely loves chess club and is getting really good according to the chess master. He beat my husband last night. He also enjoyed the science club and would like to do that again. Do you see where this is going? LOL!!
I think at this point, I will have him finish out the season. There are only a couple of weeks left, and one night includes a big cook-out and trophies. He'll enjoy that. And we'll continue to allow him to try new things and pursue his interests. Maybe he'll come around and enjoy sports, and maybe he won't. The men in my family are sports fanatics, and they can't stand the thought of ds missing out on the fun they've had throughout the years playing team sports. I know at 6 ds is not making a lifetime decision, but with his personality, I could see that it's just not going to be his thing and that's ok.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
