Canadian - Journalist | 1967 -
Warnings about children being overscheduled, racing from one enriching activity to the next, first surfaced in the early 20th century.
Carl Honore
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When moms stayed home, it was easier just to let the kids play around the house. But as women entered the workplace and the extended family dissolved, someone else had to pick up the slack on the child-care front. Extracurricular activities fit the bill perfectly, promising not only supervision but also enrichment.
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Many kids, particularly in lower-income families, would actually benefit from more structured activities. Plenty of children, especially teenagers, thrive on a busy schedule. But just as other trappings of modern childhood, from homework to technology, are subject to the law of diminishing returns, there is a danger of overscheduling the young.
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When it comes to extracurricular activities, many children are getting too much of a good thing.
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