I stayed up till after midnight last night to handle a crisis. A popular local summer program had announced it would be opening its online registration at exactly 12:00:00 AM, and word on the street was that if I wanted a particular camp, I needed to log-in precisely at that moment.
Maria Lin | Posted 04.06.2012
The epidemic of overly-scheduled kids has caught the attention of educators, doctors and child psychologists over the past few decades. And not surprisingly, overscheduling kids leads to the same stress-related health and psychological problems that overscheduled adults experience.
HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 10.29.2011
Modern dance class. Lacrosse practice. Chinese lessons. With school starting, you may be evaluating your kids' schedules and how much they can manage....
HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 10.03.2011
Dr. Bill Doherty, a therapist and director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota, decided children's birthday part...
Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011
None of this will help them get into college -- or, sheesh, high school! But all these things will be an advantage in life -- now and later -- because they are likely to lead to happiness.
Laura Vanderkam | Posted 11.17.2011
Studies find that for all the angst about kids' schedules, most kids spend surprisingly little time on homework and organized activities. Indeed, many kids would be better off if they did more.
David Valdes Greenwood | Posted 04.04.2012