Kids

I feel like my kids are falling behind.
Not falling behind in learning or schooling but with activities.
Everyone has their kids enrolled in SO many sports and different programs.
Piper is 3 and hasn't done anything yet....
seems like everyone I know has had their 3 year old in activities since they could walk.
Why do we do that to our kids?
They have YEARS of being involved in the years ahead of them.

My kids like to play (or fight with each other)!
Outside.
With their friends.
I can't imagine having practices and games multiples nights and multiple times on weekends.
Kids shouldn't be that scheduled. Should they?

They don't play softball, basketball, soccer. Will they be 'behind' if we don't sign them up and get them involved NOW? At 7 years old Presley would be new to these sports, where most of the kids playing have been doing it for years! I feel like at 3 years old I need to get Piper included so that she won't be left behind.

Presley has gymnastics one night a week for one hour. She wants to do cheer too, which would still only be for one hour.
Piper is might start dance which is less than an hour and she wants to do gymnastics too. This would only be 4 hours a week total for two kids and that seems like too much! HA!

Maybe we are just selfish with our time and maybe we as parents aren't as willing to give our time (or our kids time) to these things?