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Why overscheduled children crave unstructured play

I scheduled my kid for so many activities to give him opportunities that he told me yesterday he just wants to be bored and dig holes in the backyard.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The parent confuses enrichment with overwhelm and discovers the child hungers for spaciousness over stimulation.

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