Suggestions for hobbies for 12-yr old boy -- please don't say masturbation
Posted by
rollo
Dec 6 '11, 16:02
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My son is one of those kids who gets good grades despite never seeming to have any homework... I thought this would change when he hit 7th grade but he has a knack for getting all his work done during the day, at study hall, or whatever.
In the afternoons and on weekends he has shitloads of free time as a result. We allow him to play videogames and he has a franchise going on Madden, but since he is between sports seasons at school - football just ended, track starts in spring - he is recently spending more time playing video games than we're comfortable with, absent any obvious alternatives.
He still reads a lot, he takes his share of responsibility around the house, he's a good kid. I'm fine with video games, but not for 4 hours a day.
What other hobbies might you suggest?
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Responses:
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Golf! Or, have him write about sports (or fantasy sports). Get him to blog, a couple times a week. Can't go wrong developing writing skills -- nm
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flavorize
Dec 6, 17:25
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dirt bike, inline skates, or ....shudder....skate board -- nm
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zeitgeist
Dec 6, 16:30
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guitar and/or piano lessons are a thought -- nm
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David
Dec 6, 16:12
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12? I killed my first hooker when I was twelve. -- nm
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Spawn
Dec 6, 16:10
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Does he like to collect anything? -- nm
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Will Hunting
Dec 6, 16:10
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road hockey -- nm
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Beaker
Dec 6, 16:08
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Science! Telescope? Chemistry set? -- nm
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nubby
Dec 6, 16:07
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Martial arts (but not whatever the Dane Cook of martial arts is)
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prayformojo
Dec 6, 16:06
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Building models? Knitting? Crochet? Making movies?
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the liioulu without the usual earbuds
Dec 6, 16:05
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navajo rug weaving -- nm
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peglegpete
Dec 6, 16:05
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horseplay? -- nm
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Sandusky
Dec 6, 16:05
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Model Rockets? -- nm
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amoxy
Dec 6, 16:04
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Comic books. Video games. Lego. -- nm
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Mop (195 lbs)
Dec 6, 16:04
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