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Overscheduled Kids

By Francine Pirola|2018-08-22T09:23:28+10:00June 26th, 2013|Categories: Articles, Parenting|Tags: Articles, boredom, dinner, extra-curricular, family meals, feature article, Francine Pirola, Jessica Lubgans, Ordinary Time, Overscheduled kids, Parenting, relationships, unstructured play|

In a fast-paced culture driven by the need to have it all, many kids are growing up without the joy of authentic leisure. In a telling exposé of modern family life, author and family therapist Bill Doherty is sounding the alarm about our children’s extra-curricular activities. In a world where parents are driven to provide

Table Talk

In our culture of busyness, family meals are often a casualty. And with loss of these traditions, we also lose connection and important relationship time. The benefits of family meals are not just due to the superior nutritional intake, which does tend to deteriorate in the ‘eat on the run’ alternative. The social interaction that occurs around the family

Overscheduled Kids

Table Talk

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