Too Much Too Young
Here's an article from the UK about how too many organized activities can be harmful to the development of young children. They're burning out from an overload of adult-led, supervised "enrichment." Kids need to have time for unstructured creativity and imagination.
My kids can have the most fun with a large cardboard box, turning it into a pirate ship, scientist's lab, or army fort. Piles of dirt or sand become the Himalayas or the Sahara. I've never seen them so busy as when they're just doing nothing. In the immortal words of Calvin & Hobbes, "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want."
My kids can have the most fun with a large cardboard box, turning it into a pirate ship, scientist's lab, or army fort. Piles of dirt or sand become the Himalayas or the Sahara. I've never seen them so busy as when they're just doing nothing. In the immortal words of Calvin & Hobbes, "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want."
Permalink posted by Idaho Dad at 12:01 PM
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Agreed! We try to limit what extracurriculars/sports they do, especially during the school year. Kids are so busy today! There's no time to just BE a kid!
Here here! We're not at that point yet, but me and the hubby have already decided no more than two activities at any given time (i.e. baseball and scouts, or tutoring and karate). Anything more just gets to be too much!
nI have got to remember this when mine rolls around pretty soon :D Imagination is an awesome tool.
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