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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Son is 14.  Great kid, enjoys school, has nice friends, does his chores etc.  This is the first time since he was much younger that he isn't going a travel sport and he seems to have too much time on his hands on the weekends.  He gets his chores done, does homework and then what else?  He sometimes babysits and does odd jobs for neighbors (weeding etc), reads a little, and hangs out with friends a bit.  We often will do things as a family but overall he needs more to do.

I know this is an odd question and I'm not looking to over schedule him but I also don't want him playing video games all weekend.  Thanks for your input.

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What did you do as a kid on weekends?  Because what you said above sounds like a normal teenager weekend.  And yes, playing video games for a few hours to destress from the week is okay.  It isn't normal in most of the country to have back to back to back activities for a teen all weekend.  Travel sports and 10 other activities is a small niche that just seems to play a dominant setting here on DCUM.  He has just a few years left of childhood and little responsibility.  Let him enjoy it.  He will find things he likes to do instead of a Mom or Dad dictating it.  [/quote]

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