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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't push and let her have a life outside of sports [/quote]

This. My kid's friends who do soccer have no time for anything else, it takes over evenings and weekends. Even though she likes it, I personally would consider dropping it for something less all-consuming. [b]It's important to me that my kid have time for other things. [/b][/quote]

I agree with you, but it’s kid dependent. If the kid is going to use their free time for truly rejuvenating things (sleeping, socializing, family time, hobbies, roaming around and staring at clouds) that’s fine. But if they are going to be on their phone the whole time, it’s probably better to overschedule them.[/quote]

As parents we really do have a choice that is not either of unlimited screen time or overscheduling. You can just tell your kid to go be bored until they find out that staring at clouds isn't so bad.

- parent with kids in activities who also stare at clouds and occasionally get screen time[/quote]

How old are your kids?[/quote]

Teen, tween, younger ES. So not as young as you're thinking.[/quote]

LOL.  If you don’t think that over scheduling some teens is preferable to letting them “stare at clouds” then you must not have met many teens.  Some of them will be staring at the wrong kinds of clouds if you let them get too bored.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure your kids are perfect and would never be tempted to do the wrong thing, but I would expect a mother of three to not be so smug and maybe be smart enough to understand that kids are all different.[/quote]

So, overscheduling is ok because it might keep kids out of trouble? Don't you think that could also be detrimental? [/quote]

You’re taking a weird all-or-nothing stance on this.  It comes down to knowing your kid.  Two of mine can easily occupy themselves in productive (or at a minimum not actively harmful) ways, but the third?  Yeah, we’ll keep that kid as busy as we possibly can for as long as we can.  If nothing else, the structure is good for this particular child.[/quote]

I don't think my stance is all or nothing. An above commenter has an all or nothing stance imo. They said they'd rather overschedule their kid rather than them being bored and causing trouble. To me, that's an all or nothing stance.[/quote]

That’s because they know their own kid.  They’re not telling you to overschedule your kid.  They’re pushing back against the poster(s) saying that it is NEVER a good idea to overschedule a kid.  Sometimes it’s a great idea.[/quote]

Ok I'll probably regret opening this can of worms, but why is overscheduling ever a good thing?[/quote]

You clearly didn’t comprehend a single post you replied to.  This can of worms was opened pages ago and you’ve been actively commenting on the worms.

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Yes, I did read this thread. Ppl tried to explain why they overschedule, but not how it could possibly be a good thing.[/quote]

I believe that you read the words, but you didn’t comprehend the ideas being conveyed.  Multiple posters implied (which is as good as an explanation for competent, intelligent adults) why it’s sometimes a good thing, you just didn’t get it.  [/quote]

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