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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with you, OP, it is so tough.  I believe this is why many kids are "over-scheduled" with sports/music/club/etc activities -- because parents are trying to keep them off the darn video games and phones.  I'm a high school teacher, and when the high schoolers are "hanging out" with one another, they are really just watching videos and looking at social media on their phones.  So I don't think the problem goes away in high school.  Maybe the teens are not playing video games like Minecraft and Fortnite anymore, but they sure aren't getting any less "screen time."[/quote]

I have what you would call an overscheduled kid.  We'd love that they do less but his choice and we will support it.  It has nothing to do with video games or phones.  I am more flexible because they do so much every day and aren't just sitting home.  Mine would do more if we agreed but we are going 6 nights a week and one day two activities.[/quote]

I'm not saying that over-scheduling is a bad thing; I am just giving a reason for why it occurs.  It certainly helps keep kids off of video games and social media.  I do it with my own middle schoolers.  They have soccer and tennis and swimming and after school clubs.  I limit video games to 2-3 hours on the weekends and not much of it at all during the week.  My kids are used to it, though I would prefer to not have to regulate.  [/quote]

How is overscheduling NOT a bad thing?[/quote]

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