How to Not Over-Schedule a Child

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Tip 1 - Over-scheduling kids may be detrimental to their development

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Over-scheduling kids may be detrimental to their development

Study shows having more free time teaches children how to plan, solve problems and make decisions

Tip 2 - The Overscheduled Kid: EASY Method to Figure Out What Activities To Do

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The Overscheduled Kid: EASY Method to Figure Out What Activities To Do

There is a great way to figure out what activities you should do with your kid. It even comes with an easy acronym. Remember my LMAO Parenting Technique? I love acronyms. Anyway, in this case, the acronym is: EASY.
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Tip 3 - How much is too much? - Over-scheduling Kids

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How much is too much? - Over-scheduling Kids

It is common for parents to be a little confused when it comes to deciding how much is too much with reference to after school activities. Here is a simple guide.

Tip 4 - Fight the Pressure to Over-Schedule Your Children - Parenting Expert, Susan Newman Ph.D.

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Fight the Pressure to Over-Schedule Your Children - Parenting Expert, Susan Newman Ph.D.

From early morning to late evening most families buzz with non-stop activity that shifts into overdrive during the school year. Extra curricular sign up sheets abound, and the impulse to engage your children in multiple endeavors becomes hard to resist.
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Tip 5 - Over-Scheduling: A Problem for the Child and Family

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Over-Scheduling: A Problem for the Child and Family

Your intentions are good. Your preschooler loves to dance so you’ve signed her up for ballet. Your middle schooler is in a travel soccer league because you ca

Tip 6 - Reasons NOT to Over Schedule Your Child this Summer

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Reasons NOT to Over Schedule Your Child this Summer

(Take the “Is Your Child Overscheduled?” quiz here: http://www.familiesfirstcoaching.com/pdf/IsYourChildOverscheduledAssessm... Are you busy scheduling summer camps ...
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Tip 7 - The Overbooked Child

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Are we pushing our kids too hard? More and more children, like adults, are involved in far too many activities.

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