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Kids Ain't Cheap
Kids Ain't Cheap
Brandon Marcus

Is Overscheduling Causing Burnout in Young Children?

Is Overscheduling Causing Burnout in Young Children?

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Soccer practice on Monday, dance class on Tuesday, tutoring on Wednesday, birthday party on Thursday, and a tournament-packed weekend that leaves everyone exhausted by Sunday night. For many families, this isn’t chaos—it’s normal life.

Parents want to give their kids every opportunity, every advantage, every possible skill set that might help them thrive in the future. But somewhere between enrichment and exhaustion, something important gets lost: childhood itself. The big question parents are starting to ask is simple but powerful: are we accidentally burning out our kids before they even get a chance to grow up?

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