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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I think is also interesting, at least with ppl that I personally, they think that they really seem to think that kids with free time/freedom to play and hang out with friends isn't good enough anymore. They really feel that organized activities and being busy is superior.[/quote] It's so sad. How can you develop your own imagination or a basic ability to move through the world and make things happen for yourself if you're so scheduled? DH and I deliberately limit tour ES kids' activities. The older kids have one each and they're both at the school. The kids seem to prefer being at home or around the neighborhood mucking around. I'd say the main issue is that most of the other kids aren't around to hang out because they're at activities. We're doing "free range" as much as possible, which is about the same as the standard parenting mode DH and I grew up with.[/quote]
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