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Right Number Of Kids' Activities Per Day?
Poll Opened: October 21, 2008
Poll Closes: October 24, 2008
Rushing from school to soccer practice to piano lessons to science club meetings is no new thing for many Bay area parents. But there is a new wave of research that many might find surprising. Two studies into the lives of middle-class children buck conventional wisdom and conclude that they are not the overscheduled, frazzled generation that many believe them to be. In fact, it might be the parents who are overloaded, one researcher suggests. The studies, based on data about how children spend their days, show that only a minority are heavily scheduled and that organized activities are linked to positive outcomes in school, emotional development, family life and behavior. The children most at risk have no activities at all, the studies showed. Go to TBO.com keyword: Busy Kids to share your thoughts and experiences.ADVERTISEMENT
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