Private-schools chief warns children are overloaded with structured extracurricular activities. Says let them “just go out and mooch about in the garden.”
Tag: extracurriculars
Slow schedules…
When it comes to extracurricular activities, especially for young children, less is often more.
Professionalising youth sports
Scott Harper, a Canadian filmmaker, made a wonderful documentary called Lost Adventures of Childhood. It’s about what’s going wrong and right with childrearing today.
I have posted a few short clips from the film. In this one, I talk about how pick-up sports have been squeezed out by their organised equivalent.
Extracurricular overload
Scott Harper, a Canadian filmmaker, made a wonderful documentary called Lost Adventures of Childhood. It’s about what’s going wrong and right with childrearing today.
I have posted a few short clips from the film. In this one, I talk about how an overload of extracurricular activities can crowd out free play and wear children out. You also hear from a little girl talking about her eye-wateringly busy schedule.