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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nooe is around for playdates where we are 
I can either take off work early and do childcare or take my kid to a 4:30 karate class that she loves. I do think we have too many activities right now and will scale back when one phases out and its warmer and we can do playground evenings instead. Early ES is such a great time to try new things and there isnt too much homework is any and there is so much energy these kids have. [/quote]

Yes nobody is free for play dates. They are in aftercare, or else being shuttled around to math or sports. I had my kid take a semester off aftercare and had light activity schedule and there was nobody around. [/quote]

Some of us have jobs. Hence, aftercare. [/quote]

+1 and the best thing about aftercare is it's one big free play playdate.

But I do see OP on the overscheduling. No kid needs to be in three sports at once and out every evening any most of the weekend for all these activities. And if you are doing it because they'll otherwise have some free evenings and will be bored then your kid probably needs some space to learn to deal with boredom. [/quote]

The problem is that lots of kids have access to tablets starting during the preschool years. Parents need to be able to say no when kids are bored and want screens, but parents are also busy and tired and don’t want a fight. [/quote]

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