Along with being back in school, many children are returning to sports, clubs or other extracurricular activities. The trend for parents to get and keep their children involved in enriching activities seems to be growing and that s great. But some experts warn that some parents can overdo it and get their children involved in too many activities.
Many parents say they limit their children, especially younger ones, to one activity at a time.
Other parents say they take their cues from their children. While it s true that some kids need more down time, it s also true that some children simply do not do well without structure and regiment. Children who do well with down time are children who are great at entertaining themselves. A drawback to having lots of scheduled activities, however, is that there will inevitably come a time where there is not as much to do. If a child has little experience with unstructured time, she is going to be miserable.