So when I was being lazy or too busy, my kids weren't really missing out. Method in my madness - just the kids weren't too happy about it. Many of our friends were teachers and very busy with their kids, so our two thought they should be busy too. Beware the children of teachers.

overscheduling children's activities limits their time to bond with parents and puts too much focus on outcomes

yes

What I've noticed is a lot of parents want their children to be involved in a lot of activities because that frees them up to *do their own things*.

Does anyone else have memories of your Moma putting you outside and telling you "to go play"? And so you did.

However, that being said, it's not your Moma's neighborhood anymore.