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\"Hana,<\/a>

Hana, age 3. Ready for ballet class? If the tutu fits …TANNYA JOAQUIN PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve pictured the day I could enroll my daughter in dance classes since … well, in 2011 when I first found out I was having a girl.<\/p>\n

From ballet to hula, I’ve had visions of tulle tutus and petite pa’u skirts for my little dancing queen. I grew up taking ballet and tap lessons, and recognized my daughter’s early love of music, rhythm and movement.<\/p>\n

It’s not a stretch to say I’ve been counting down the years then days until her third birthday. Many classes start at age 3, so I’ve kept a mental note that when the time came, we’d be all in.<\/p>\n

Plus, when I recently brought up the subject of ballet, my too-mature-for-her-age daughter told me in a matter-of-fact tone, “Mommy, everybody do ballet.”<\/p>\n

Well, she has a point. Apparently, I’m not the only mom eager to see her princess doing plies and pirouettes. But before I get too far ahead and cast her as a soloist in the Nutcracker<\/em>, I gave myself a time out.<\/p>\n

I’m a firm believer in exposing my children to different arts, activities, sports and experiences, and letting them choose their passion. But at the same time, I don’t want to overdo it.<\/p>\n

There have been many national reports warning about “overscheduling” children. Doctors, child psychologists and teachers raised concerns about stress brought on because kids weren’t getting a breather.<\/p>\n

Well-intentioned parents were packing their kids’ days with so many extra-curricular activities, they were experiencing the same stress-related problems as adults.<\/p>\n

Those visions of seeing my daughter at dance recitals suddenly shifted to thoughts of time in the car bouncing from one lesson to another. I’ve heard a little about this from my sister. She has four children and four schedules to coordinate with her husband.<\/p>\n

In their case, it’s volleyball, fencing, martial arts, basketball, swimming — and the list goes on. Even the best organizer will run into scheduling conflicts in a family of six, so she’s now looking to hire someone to help shuttle her kids around.<\/p>\n

Of course, she loves seeing her children thrive with their chosen activities, so they’re making it work.<\/p>\n

I will, too, if my daughter loves dance classes. I just want to remember the motivation and not get caught in a parent trap.<\/p>\n

I’ve noticed, on weekends, when we have back-to-back activities, the kids hit the wall. The last thing I want to do is to bog down their schedule and cause stress — for them or me.<\/p>\n

But first things first, time to sign up.<\/p>\n

tjoaquin@hawaiinewsnow.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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