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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m OP — the primary criticism is that kids don’t learn to be bored or to fill their time and that is absolutely not either of my children. My older child could and does fill hours and hours of open ended time with imaginative play. She doesn’t like to read as much as imaginative play but she also reads every day. She also spends a good amount of time just running around singing and dancing and getting into mischief with her sister. This open ended time is mostly on the weekends, summers, and days off school.

We have a nanny who does the after school driving so our family system is not stressed. We eat dinner together at 6:30 and have two hours for play/downtime before bed.

Besides the instrument she has 2 sports three days a week each. My kid has ADHD so I find the sports help her regulate. They are sports that are soothing to her nervous system. She’s a dream to be around afterwards — happy and relaxed.

The one thing we don’t have enough time for is weekday playdates but all the other kids are busy too so she wouldn’t be having them even if we didn’t have her in activities every day. We do unstructured play dates on the weekends.

I do agree that once homework or tutoring or little sister’s activities come into the mix this might be too many activities and we’ll have to pare it down.  [/quote]

I couldn't read every single response and I thought I had responded to this post but there must a similar one I responded to.  I have two children with ADHD as well, but I don't have a nanny.  If I had a nanny to help shuttle my kids to extracurriculars instead of after-school care and could help perhaps tidy the home and make dinner, then I would say this would be great! It doesn't sound like too much if your kids are enjoying it.  I am not a parent who holds to a super rigid schedule, but my kids THRIVE with strong, structured routines.  While most children benefit from clear, regular routines, I've noticed that my children become quickly dysregulated without strong routines.  We have made a shift towards implementing this and I've seen a big difference already with my kids.  Just stay in tune with your kids energy, feelings, and check-in for any signs of burns out and you will be good. [/quote]

You can provide a strong, structured routine at home. You don't need to outsource it. [/quote]

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