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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huh. And here I thought it was good for kids to have unstructured time. Put limits on their screen time, so they have to figure out new, creative ways to entertain themselves. Let them experience boredom and aimlessness and let their minds wander. When they say they're bored, give them extra chores. Let them figure out new things they want to learn and experience. Unless you're working 24/7, surely you and the husband can find time to go places and do things with them? [/quote]

I think it's great to have unstructured time and to have it lead to creativity etc. But I bet it's no fun if they are milling around the house bugging you or asking for screen time constantly. Even for unstructured time there still has to be a plan. Even as simple as: "breakfast is at 8, lunch at 12 and dinner at 6. Here are the books/games we have you can play before lunch. This is the park/pool we can go to until lunch. If you bother me between lunch and dinner for screen time j will give you a list of cleaning chores to do."  That gives them a simple structure to their day but they have to fill it and have plenty of time to get bored and figure it out. [/quote]

Kids can go to camp AND have unstructured time.  My kids go to camp for half the summer.  They love it and find it fun.  It's about finding a camp that is the right fit for your kids.  Then they get home by 3:30 and have the rest of the afternoon/evening to be unstructured.  During the school year they have activities and homework after school.  During the summer they just hang out.  Between the half of summer they are out of camp, weekends, and afternoons, they get their "unstructured" time, but they still get to go to at least a month of camp.  We would all go crazy just hanging out all summer![/quote]

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