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The Overscheduling Myth

Activities keep kids happy and healthy

Dealing with the pressures parents face today

Should We Make our Kids Do Certain Activities?

December 12, 2008

Tags: parenting, structure, autonomy, persistence, activities, forcing kids, reading for pleasure, PTA meeting, theater, music

After I spoke to a PTA group recently about Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids, a dad approached me. "You say to support kids' autonomy and not pressure them, but when I was a kid my parents took me to the theater twice a year -- even when I said 'Hey I wanna stay home and play (more…)

Books and Articles

Books and Articles
Saying No to Kids in a Yes Culture
Why Limits are Good for Kids
Marketing of Colleges Increases Family Stress
A Better Way to Choose a College
Pay to Learn Shortchanges Kids
What the research tells us