Maybe it’s because your judgmental personality and bad attitude precede you. Take a hint. |
my kids like to compete in sports and train and be the best. They dont know a life outside of this. |
You have no idea what’s going on in other homes. Probably those kids have siblings and have plenty of play time. How many kids do you have that this is such an issue for you? |
I didn't say that this was an issue for me, im participating in a thread about overscheduling. |
What about my attitude is bad and judgemental? |
While I disagree with your delivery, I do agree that my ADHD extroverted kid is happiest with a booked calendar and so are the rest of us. Because when he's not scheduled he is moving, talking, asking for play dates, making his own activities, etc. He doesn't need nor want quiet time. So lots of activities is a good thing. I sometimes hear about families content to do nothing all weekend and cannot understand that lifestyle. |
The prior PP is right about not knowing what's going on and wrongly assuming its over scheduling. In my neighborhood very few kids are around in the afternoons because a lot of them are in aftercare, which is just a big block of unstructured play. So, hooray, not need to lament the future of our children! |
This is fun for some kids. If you have multiple kids figure it out |
Figure what out? You think you know best for every family and every kid in your neighborhood? Why are you so obsessed with everyone? Creepy. |
And yet nobody has defined overscheduling to be anything other than if the unscheduled kid has nobody to play with then everyone else is suffering from “overscheduling”. How many hours and activities is too much according to you? Be specific. |
I have the opposite feeling. I wonder why a parent would not want to let their child try something new whether that be ice hockey or ballet or swim. We are on the upper end of achieving as a family. We work hard and play hard. We know many people who don’t work that hard or maybe just unsuccessful, don’t try hard and don’t do much at all. Shrug. They probably look at us and don’t envy us either. |
I have a friend who prides herself on family time. They all spend time on their screens. The kids have no time limit on screens. Boy plays video games all weekend. Daughter watches YouTube. One kid is a good student. One kid is not. She just lets them be. |
kids are bums |
These parents need to parent and kick them off screens and kick them outside. |
That family also often criticizes people for being over scheduled. |