Permission To Stop Over-Scheduling Your Kids
An episode of the Big Time Adulting podcast, hosted by Caitlin Murray, titled "Permission To Stop Over-Scheduling Your Kids" was published on March 13, 2024 and runs 13 minutes.
March 13, 2024 ·13m · Big Time Adulting
Episode Description
Caitlin Murray wants to know why we are frothing at the mouth to enroll our kids in every single extracurricular activity? When did over-scheduling our kids become the norm? Parents of the 80s and 90s were also busy shuttling kids from thing to thing but the activities they were engaged in were close to home, not very serious, and didn't interfere with downtime and play. With a cameo from economist Emily Oster, Caitlin explores the benefits of extracurriculars but also how overcommitment can lead to burnout and strain on the family. Caitlin shares her personal experience of getting sucked into over-scheduling and how she approaches it now with more sanity and balance.
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