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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's about "how many", as about how many hours, and how those hours fit into the family routine.

In elementary, I'd let my kid pick 3 hour long classes during aftercare.  Every 9 weeks they changed, so he'd do 9 weeks of yoga, kickball and chess, followed by 9 weeks of improv, cross country, and graffitti style art.  He was in after care 15 - 18 hours a week, so even with 3 hours of activities and HW he had plenty of time to play.  He also played a rec sport each season (one hour long practice, one hour long game, all walking distance from our house), and did a weekend ice skating class or swimming lesson.  It didn't feel like a lot.

In middle school, same kid did 2 activities.  He moved to travel soccer, with 2 hour practices that he had to be driven to and from, 3 days a week, and weekend games and tournaments that required hours of practice.  He also joined the theater program at his middle school which required practices 5 days a week as shows came closer.  It felt like a huge amount.

So he went from 16 activities during the course of the school year, to 2, while also going from a nice relaxed schedule to feeling very overscheduled.[/quote]

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