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[quote=Anonymous]I think the key is balance. You want your child to have a balanced life with time for school, activities and then time for themselves. Time to fill as the wish. Time that they have to figure out how to fill. So many middle and high school students have anxiety disorders and I believe it is due in large part because so many of them are never still. Never at rest. Never have the opportunity to exercise autonomy in even the smallest sense. Then they get to middle or high school and they are expected to make and execute choices with no experience. The point of play for young children isn't just exercise and gross motor skill development. It is about making choices, what to do, how to do it, what are the rules... and it is about learning their limits. We are doing such a grave disservice to this generation all in the name of 'success' or 'learning'. Balance is key to everything. How you eat, how you work, how you live. [/quote]
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