Does an 18-Month-Old Belong in Soccer Class?

Does your toddler take any classes?
Does your toddler take any classes?

Both my guys seem to enjoy dribbling a soccer ball around.

I'm impressed with Fuzz's abilities already. He easily kicks the ball around until it ends up in a bush or a ditch, then retrieves it and starts all over again. Of course, I'm no expert on sports, as I was one of those last-picked types in gym class, but to me it seems like he's relatively coordinated in this arena, and he seems to be enjoying it.

I recently got an e-mail from my local yahoo group about a toddler soccer class. I'm wondering if bringing an 18 month-old to soccer "class" is too early. I'm loathe to enroll him in any classes because I find they tend to restrict us more than we enjoy going to such classes,which is the opposite of what I felt when Shnook was the same age. Back then, I felt stressed out that we weren't doing enough or that I wasn't trying to cultivate his interests.


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Here's a video of him playing and falling into a drainage ditch my husband has been digging. Don't worry, he gets out. Is your toddler in any kind of formal class (sports or other)?



- By Naomi Odes Aytur
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