If you have a kid who is not into sports, that’s great. I’ll bet you can figure out fun ways to get him or her outside and engaged in a way that will be rewarding for you both.

My daughter, Olivia, thinks her head is a “ball magnet,” so she does not participate too actively in sports. That’s cool. She does love helping people, though, so I signed her up to be a buddy in a basketball league for kids with special needs. She loves it.

Last summer, Olivia volunteered at an equestrian camp to assist kids as they learned to interact with horses. She realized it was hard work, and she definitely got her exercise.

We also love to swim in the ocean together. Every summer it takes her a few hours to get used to the size of the waves and remember her technique for diving under. Once she gets it, she’s a fish and she won’t get out of the water.

Olivia's Dad