05-29-2010, 03:58 AM
I can (and do) understand the safety issue.
What I cannot understand is the transportation issue. If the kids are scheduled so tightly that they need to driven from place to place, then I think they are really overscheduled. Kids need downtime, just like anyone else, and overscheduling (along with parental pressure to excel) results in kids who become seriously maladjusted adults. Kids need some time to study/work, some time to sleep, some time to play, and also do need some time to be left alone, in order to develop whatever their particular talent(s) are-- rather than being pigeonholed into whatever their parents want FOR them.
And no, I'm not a parent, however... I do have nieces and nephews, their parents are great and have NOT overscheduled them.
What I cannot understand is the transportation issue. If the kids are scheduled so tightly that they need to driven from place to place, then I think they are really overscheduled. Kids need downtime, just like anyone else, and overscheduling (along with parental pressure to excel) results in kids who become seriously maladjusted adults. Kids need some time to study/work, some time to sleep, some time to play, and also do need some time to be left alone, in order to develop whatever their particular talent(s) are-- rather than being pigeonholed into whatever their parents want FOR them.
And no, I'm not a parent, however... I do have nieces and nephews, their parents are great and have NOT overscheduled them.