Out of the book and other obsessive ways of taking care of children

[cricketplaya]

@Mamaof3

Something that really bothers me is how over-scheduled kids are today. In our area at least. The psycho-babble of the day is to “socialize” your child. From the time a child is 18 months old, parents are expected to go to mommy-and-me classes, bubble-babies swim classes, schedule “playdates”. From there, we move on to nursery school from age 2. More playdates. Big, expensive birthday parties. Once kindergarten starts, add to all of the above karate lessons, more playdates, piano, dance, soccer. Kids are scheduled almost every minute of the day and evening.

when I was a kid, I went outside. We created our own games, built our own fort with scrap wood and a bit of help from dad. We had SO much more fun I think than kids today.

but it doesn’t have to be like that if the parents wanted… am i right? or is it pressure from society?