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Are your kids in dance? Or soccer?

Do they take music lessons? Or gymnastics? Or play basketball?

What about swim lessons?

How old were they when they started activities?

My son, who is 5 1/2, takes gymnastics two evenings a week. We absolutely love it. I love it mainly because he loves it. But I also love it because it's a positive, challenging activity for him. It's something for us to look forward to twice a week. And it's something we both leave feeling good about.

Last night, I noticed a handful of 3- and 4-year-olds going into a class at my son's gym. It made me think that my daughter would like gymnastics, too. I know she would. But she's only 20 months old.

Too young, right?

Or not?

What's the best age to start children in an activity and how much is too much? What have you done?

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Don't forget:

-- Need parenting advice? Ask experts at a momaha.com event this Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Nebraska Children's Home Society, 4939 S. 118th St. Don't eat before you come. Free food will be provided! Advice will be given speed-dating style, courtesy of experts associated with Behaven Kids.

-- We're reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. We'll meet Thursday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. at the Elkhorn branch of the Omaha Public Library to talk about it.

-- Enter this week to win tickets to Sunday's Omaha Symphony family concert, tickets to "Mary Poppins" on Jan. 27 and a 3D/4D ultrasound at Stork Vision.

posted by Veronica on Wednesday January 12, 2011