schedule conflict

Ooglybear

Out of curiosity, how much deciding power do you give your school aged child when two of their activities conflict? For example, SD is in a sport and Girl Scouts. The sports schedule doesn't come out until after you sign up, so its impossible to avoid conflict. Her monthly scout meeting and two of her games fall on the same night/time this week. How do you decide which activity is attended and which is skipped? 

*sparky*

I either alternate which one is skipped or decide which one is the priority based on whether it is crucial to be there, or is just a fun activity or can be made up later.  At face value, I would say in your situation I would pick one game to skip

neverblushed

I guide towards a reasonable decision, helping my kids to sort out the priorities.

If one activity should clearly take precedence over the other, I talk it through, but I try to do it in such a way that 2 things happen: my kid feels like the deci

littlemermaid

I would be making the executive decision on this situation.

I would pick the sports over the girl scouts meeting since I feel when you are a team sport you need all your team members there to practice or play the game.  Girl Scouts is n

PrideandJoy29

neverblushed:

I guide towards a reasonable decision, helping my kids to sort out the priorities.

If one activity should

Littlejen22

If two days conflict I would skip one of each unless something special was going on or if the committment to one is more important like her sport team is small and they might have to forfeit. But generally I hope to let my kids have a lot of say in what t