The overbooked child: Do not overbook your child, supervised extracurricular activities are great for your school aged children, however parents need to avoid the “my child is busier than your child” syndrome. Children need time to play in a natural creative way- They need unstructured time so that they can follow their own interests, express their own personalities, and learn ways to structure their own time. Overbooking, or over scheduling of your childs time, can lead to childhood depression.
“Patience is a vertue, pass it on” ~ Author Unknown
- Here is a nice website for back-to-school tips: http://usa.gov/topics/parents_young.shtml
- Try this website for information on selecting childrens books for your child: http://www.ucalgary/.ca/~dkbrown/
Want to start a healthy routine for allowence earning, find it here!: http://www.kidsmoney.org
Want to get involved with your childs school PTA? Find it here!: http://www.pta.org/
Heath, Phyllis. (2009). Parent-Child Relations. (2nd Edition). Chapter 7.
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