Ep. 92 - Kids Extracurriculars: How Much is Too Much?

Parenting in Real Life

How much extracurriculars should you kids be doing? How much is enough or too much? Unfortunately, there isn't one answer here, but we discuss the different ways to know if your kid has too much going on in their life. We share the pros and cons of extracurriculars and 4 questions to ask yourself to see if you have a good family balance.

I did lots of research for this episode, so here are the articles I read if you would like to read them too.

https://www.noodlepros.com/blog/2018/01/22/extracurricular-activities-amount/

https://www.todaysparent.com/kids/school-age/tips-for-deciding-how-many-extracurricular-activities/

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/how-many-after-school-activities-should-a-child-do-1.3198073

https://childmind.org/article/finding-the-balance-with-after-school-activities/

https://pathways.org/many-extracurricular-activities-many/

https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/05/15/too-many-extracurricular-activities-for-kids-may-do-more-harm-than-good#1

https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/how-many-after-school-activities-do-kids-really-need/12313234

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