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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a huge believer in busy kids/teens so I'd want to make sure they have free time.[/quote]

How much?

Even adults who work 96 hours a week have some amount of "free time."

How much is enough for your kids?[/quote]
This really depends on whether your kid is an extrovert or introvert. My extrovert loves being "over scheduled"

Pretty much the moment we step indoors, "What can I dooo?" [/quote]

But I wonder if a kid like that has an even greater need for free time to be bored and figure out how to conduct and entertain himself?[/quote]
That's just not who he is. He's the kid at McDonald's playplace who will set up a play scenario with all the other kids, kids he's just met, get everybody playing the same game. He was like this since he was a baby. [/quote]

I think that's a great skill! But how does he have the chance to exercise that if you plan every activity? Lots of kids enjoy high levels of stimulation and social activity but that doesn't mean that you have to schedule that in. It may mean going to a park for two hours and playing with whomever is there.[/quote]

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