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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Funny you think it sucks for my kids to have a structured summer and my kids think your kids must be so bored at home while they are rock climbing, sailing, learning to program apps.  Each to their own but the opportunities for summer growth and fun are tremendous.  This is nothing like the structure of a school day.[/quote]

But it is still structured. When they wake, when they get dropped off, when they eat lunch, pick programs, do those programs. Don't act up, don't do anything wrong, follow the adult's rules. Line up, go home, shower, dinner, spend 10 minutes with parents, sleep, get up do the same thing again.  They have no free time to do what they choose.  Pick friends to hang out with, use their creative minds, spend time away from adults who structure their whole lives.  My kids do some summer camps occassionally too but 10 weeks straight then right back to school?

Kids minds are getting warped. You need to read some of Peter Gray's articles and books and realize how valuable free play is and why there is so much depression, ADHD, anxiety, OCD, and lack of social skills in kid these days.  It is eye opening how much we all learned playing outside with friends without parents or camp counselors up our ass. But sadly most parents think they are doing good putting their kids in 7 activities a week and structuring their every movement. Could you imagine if your parents did that to you growing up?  [/quote]

So what is your solution for working families?[/quote]

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