Extracurriculars Are Extra

Parenthood is awash with immense pressure to do right by our kids. We are told that children need certain (expensive) experiences to ‘get ahead’, and many of us observe our parenting peers invest in countless extracurriculars. But children need downtime, and recent research suggests that children should experience twice as much unstructured time as structured enrichment.

On today’s show podcaster Kathryn Garland and I discuss how to find the structured, extracurricular sweet spot for your family...