Reply to Enrichment Programs for the kids - How much is too much? Should there be a limit?

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "Enrichment Programs for the kids - How much is too much? Should there be a limit? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote][b]A 4 year-old shouldn't have more than 1 to 2 a week. This is beyond excessive and could be damaging, if it is real. Its so extreme I even wonder if this post is real. [/b]
All of the activities will crowd out normal development. Your husband is turning your daughter into a project rather than a kid. My guess is that he's going to be competitive about her even more as she gets older. The fact that she 1 to 2 activities a day reflects a kind of compulsiveness that makes me wonder if he is suffering from some kind of mental illness. As she gets older its going to get worse because there will be more opportunities. She might make it through elementary school with this kind of schedule and pressure, but she won't make it much longer than that without something giving. I feel sorry for her.

Your husband needs therapy but my guess is that he won't be open to this so you need to find a good therapist to advise you about navigating this problem. A therapist will help you find better approaches for dealing with him and ways you can protect your daughter. You may also enlist a child development expert. Perhaps you can find a child psychiatrist and tell you that you are going to have your daughter evaluated because she seems gifted, or something that will appeal to him. Privately tell the psychiatrist your concerns. These evaluations usually involve a meeting with both parents to discuss the recommendations. At which point there is no doubt that the psychiatrist will advise your husband -- with a medical degree and experience to back it up -- specifically why this load is unhealthy for your daughter. Perhaps he'll take it from an expert.

Please don't just let this go because it will get worse as she gets older and you need to protect her. [/quote]

Do you have any data of evidence to support this?  Is this your anecdotal and your impression?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics