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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one here has said that activities are, just don't overschedule. And I'm seeing alot of "but my kids wants, it likes it."  That doesn't mean you have to allow it. [/quote]

It doesn't mean you shouldn't allow it either. It just gets you back to the circular conversation of "what is overscheduled." I don't think anyone here is saying "my kid has too many activities and I allow it because I can't say no." They're saying "my kid does what might seem like a lot to other people, but they're happy so I allow it." Is that kid overscheduled? I have no idea, and neither do you.

My seven year old has 5ish hours of organized activities a week. Is that too much? If I list it all out (tennis, instrument, scouts) it sounds like a lot, but she's getting enough sleep and spending the other hours she's not at school in free play/reading/running around the neighborhood, so I don't say no. That's not the same allowing it simply because my kid wants it, it's making an informed decision on a difficult question where kids have different preferences and the optimal course is hard to discern. That's what all of us, whether or kids are busy every night of the week or never, are trying to do.[/quote]

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