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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Overscheduled" implies that there is a problem. It refers to a kid who doesn't get enough free play time, is resentful or overwhelmed by the activities they are in, or has academic or social problems as a result of their activities schedule.

If your kid doesn't have any problems, she's not over scheduled, she's correctly scheduled.

Different kids are different and need different things. I have one kid who complained to me about not getting enough time to just play and hang out in her room during the week, so I canceled the activity she liked the least (Girl Scouts) so that she has an extra afternoon a week to relax at home. Now she's happier. But if your kid isn't complaining, it's fine.[/quote]
+1 The only thing I'd add is, in a time and place where many kids are very scheduled, we have a community-wide problem with unstructured time and the social development that requires it - either for playing at home or outside, creating things, or spending time with friends and acquaintances.  It can be more nuanced than just, "does my kid have academic or social problems as a result of their activities schedule."  [/quote]

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