Max is 4, and not currently exhibiting much interest in athletics. We put him in basketball last year. He was excited all of 4 sessions before the whining started. Now that I won’t let him wear a life jacket at the pool, he drags his feet about swimming. The hub tries to play soccer with him, but doesn’t get much enthusiasm.

A Little History

I, like so many kids, detested P.E. I was the kid who got hit in the face with the kickball, and got her glasses broken. I was the last one picked, and dodgeball was enough to make me break out in hives. I preferred (and still do) reading and drawing.

My husband (who I just found out was exactly like Max at his age) was athletic. He played soccer in high school, and always had the average male teenager’s ability to pick up a sport and put it down at leisure. He now has a strict regimen of running, swimming, and working out (and yes, I’m proud to say, he’s training for a triathlon). Worst yet, he even seems to enjoy this torture!

So where does Max fall? We suspect he’ll lean toward my interests, and that’s fine. I just want to expose him to as many sports as possible so he doesn’t end up the last one picked and the dodgeball target.