Comments on: Are Your Kids Burned Out?

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:15:28 +0000

I used to be a preschool/kindergarten teacher. It was bewildering to me, that kids at that age, had days scheduled to the max with NO playtime!! Now play based curriculums are being passed over for the academic kind. Yes I believe kids should have outside activities and academics are important. However, today's society is so rat raced why is it necessary to push kids? I find kids are no longer able to be just that, kids. They are becoming more grown up like all the time. Needless to say, I no longer teach but as a parent I realize the necessity for slowing down and not having every minute of my child's day scheduled. Annie’s last blog post..Faith of Another Kind

By: Des

Des — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:02:11 +0000

I've got them all from a senior in HS to one in kindergarten. Five total. What is interesting is that it seems the teachers are taking an interest in burnt out kids. I suppose that when half of them sleep through your class, then you might observe that there's a problem. What I find interesting is that I've got to hold them back from signing up for everything. I don't push them that much, but they end up pushing themselves. Des’s last blog post..Protesting Christians

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By: Seth Nenstiel

Seth Nenstiel — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:48:16 +0000

I wouldn't necessarily limit this to only children who are burned out. I would say a large part of society feels this way. Even now that I am in college, and can make my own decisions, I feel burned out because of all the things I am expect to do in order to set myself up for that perfect job. If I did all the work I was supposed to do, I would have no time for forming relationships of any sort. We are being trained from a young age to serve the machine. Our technology and connectivity based society is just fueling this. Seth Nenstiel’s last blog post..Questions

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:20:26 +0000

My parents limited what my sister and I did growing up. We got to pick what we wanted to stick with and roll with that. I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything and today I am SO thankful for it. My sister and I just LOVE when our family sits in a coffee shop for hours talking about life together...to just sit, talk, and be together. Stephanie’s last blog post..life

By: Jennifer Wilcoxson

Jennifer Wilcoxson — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:09:33 +0000

My husband and I face it now as our five toddlers, Yes we have five children under the age of 3. We get asked to play dates, birthday parties, etc. We have made the decision that there needs to be "free" time in our lives so that our children are not "over-scheduled" and do not have stress in their lives that is unneeded. We pray that God will guide us and give us wisdom when our children get older to raise them in the right balance. But really I am just trying to make it through potty-training. LOL Jennifer Wilcoxson’s last blog post..Rub-a-dub-dub

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:05:19 +0000

When I was pregnant with our first child, a friend with 3 older children advised me, "Never. Ever. Over-commit your family because you want to keep up with your friends." I often see & hear her in my head reminding me of it. Must be seared in there thanks to pregnancy hormones. We limit our family to 3 evening activities a week. If we don't, we end up off routine, overtired, and having gone days without actually connecting as a family. Heather’s last blog post..I’m a little behind computer wise…

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:59:16 +0000

I learned that lesson many years ago (when you were a little tyke, Pete) when my oldest daughter said, “Mom, what night can we just play?”

By: Pearl

Pearl — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:32:50 +0000

Perhaps the best way out of this situation is to evaluate our schedules as parents and see if we are truly modeling what we want in our children. Our children's activities were automatically limited due to finances. We homeschooled on one income that just did not allow for many extras. My biggest problem was over-committing myself and modeling a crazy schedule for my kids. Realizing that I am just ONE person and prioritizing my activities has helped us all. And it is an ongoing process where EVERY activity must be scrutinized and weighed to see if it fits. Even now, the question tossed around among us is, "How many people do you think you are?" Pearl’s last blog post..We Esteemed Him Not