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Do you push boys into sports?

If you have a son that isn't into sports or isn't athletic... do you push them into sports anyway? I think more dads are guilty of this than moms - where you want your son to be into sports, the jock. What if he isn't into sports? Is it okay to push (maybe even force) them into it?

My son isn't athletic. We do encourage him to try different sports, so he can see if there is something he may be good at and enjoy. However, so far he is more academic. And, I was wondering how other families with boys that didn't get into sports, dealt with it?

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