Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Development I don’t know, what do you guys want to do? Photo: stockexpert.com This year many mom-friends are skipping the camp-gymnastics-art-class-tutoring routine for a more relaxed (not to mention cheaper) summer. One the one hand, this sounds ultra-appealing, and gives many opportunities to be flexible, slow down, and have the occasional ice-cream breakfast (for instance).At the same time, what’s a kid (and a kid’s mom) to do on these long days? And is it helpful for children to be around other kids in some kind of structured environment or is it totally fine, maybe even better, to skip the structure for the summer? To find out, I called Parental Advisor Robert Schachter, a New York City-based psychologist and faculty member of Mount Sinai School of Medicine.”It’s not so much about about scheduling as it is about how much a kid has to do,” he says. “If kids are booked morning to night and can’t catch their breath, it’s not necessarily the best thing.”Continue reading Under-Scheduling Children – How Bad? Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments…[...]

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