Why Protecting Your Kid's Down Time Is So Important
by Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Me from Lifehacker on (#4R8JD)
We know that kids are over-scheduled and over-worked. We know they have less down time, less time to be bored and less time to play than we did as kids. But what we may not have realized is that all the pressure on students-particularly those in "high-achieving" schools-is causing higher rates of anxiety, depression,"