Private-schools chief warns children are overloaded with structured extracurricular activities. Says let them “just go out and mooch about in the garden.”
Private-schools chief warns children are overloaded with structured extracurricular activities. Says let them “just go out and mooch about in the garden.”
When it comes to extracurricular activities, especially for young children, less is often more.
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.
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.