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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So UMC parents fall into two categories in my observations: Majority are those that do a ton a ton of enrichment and activists, because they believe it will keep their child engaged and accelerated.  Then there is the other category that does the opposite.  Sort of like the free range parent, unschool philosophy, or just let them be humans.  They don’t schedule things because they want (hope) their kinds will follow whatever interests them in their house and come up with creative ways to use their time.  [/quote]

There are parents who overschedule and parents who underschedule.  Some come at it from a healthy perspective and some don’t, on either side.  For every parent wanting to keep a child engaged and thrive, there is another who craves family time and creativity.  On the flip side, there are parents who can’t be bothered or put their own priorities’ first, on either side.[/quote]

Is there really such a thing as underscheduled? What does that even mean? I think that it's far more detrimental for kids to be overscheduled.[/quote]

Yes I think kids can be under scheduled but it’s going to depend on the neighborhood (are there kids around?), the age (middle school kids need more than younger elementary) and what’s offered at that particular school (athletics, instruments, art).[/quote]

Having a neighborhood helps for sure, but I always wondered why ppl say middle school kids need more? Are they not allowed to play with their neighborhood friends? Are they some how less deserving of fun and being a kid? I realize it is neighborhood dependent. I just feel like kids elementary and middle are really overscheduled and don't get enough of free play. I also do not understand why middle school kids seemingly aren't allowed to.[/quote]

This has nothing to do with no allowing free play, it’s about recognizing that middle schoolers are more advanced. They are transitioning out of a toy based play phase and their social development have different needs.  There’s a reason that extracurricular options are wider in middle compared with elementary schools; kids are capable of more at those ages.[/quote]

Yes, they may be getting older and things change a little bit, but overscheduling is still a big problem. There is nothing wrong with encouraging free play to MS kids. Kids don't get nearly enough of it imo. Nothing wrong with kids not wanting to end their childhood play so early.[/quote]

This post is about underscheduling.  [/quote]

Yes, and I pointed out that i don't believe that there really is such a thing as underschedulimg. But, overscheduling is a problem for at least some.[/quote]

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