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After School Activities And Burnout

After school activities and burnout

For millions of parents around the world, the day does not end with the school bell. There are still pictures to be painted, songs to be sung and games to be played. This all adds up to keeping children happy, safe and out of trouble. But, parents have to steer away from going overboard.

After school is not baby-sitting:
After school activities thrive only if it is backed by sufficient parental involvement. What would a soccer match be without parents cheering their little heroes from the sidelines?.

Research and choose:
Instead of convenience being the decisive factor, find out things that will interest your child. Once you select a program, get the fine print and find out what you have to contribute.

Free time:
Many children attend piano classes, followed by ballet and squeeze in some time for play dates in between just before they rush home in time for bed. This rigor is too much for a child. So, go slow.

When to quit:
Often, parents enroll their child in an activity to discover that he may not be the prodigy they thought he would be. This is the time to let go. Your child may not become the next wonder-kid. But, let him cultivate an interest that he enjoys. Remember, happiness and fulfillment are all that matter.

Burnout Activities School After

Too often I see parents forcing their children into too many activities where the child shows no interest. The child is miserable. The parent is miserable. But they continue to pack so much structured activity into the child's day that there is no time for the child to just be a child. There are many benefits to be gained from unstructured child's play.

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This is something I believe in. One should not force their kids to do something they do not want to do. We have allowed our children to be in as many activities that they want to be in. But in the same token we tell them that they must finish what they start. We do not allow our children to start a activity and then drop it once they no longer want to be in it. They must finish the season out. The next year they do not go out for it as they learned they do not like it as much as they thought they would. Now having all my kids in high school or beyond they each know what they like and do not like to do. It has saved us a lot of time and effort in the past few years. It also makes it a lot easier to schedule all activities around the kids schedules.

Burnout Activities School After

Hmm schedule our activities around our children not the other way around. I think that is key, Klar to having you child succeed in activities and I agree we should not force them. If they are not wanting to be there you are wasting your money and their time and are likely discouraging them from ever trying something else they might have enjoyed.