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Busy Kids and Burned-Out Moms
Let's face it, where you see really busy kids, you will inevitably find some burned-out moms. Timmy has hockey three times a week, Janie goes to piano and ballet and now Mike needs after school tutoring in Math. Do you spend more time eating dinner in your car than you do at the dining room table? Are your busy kids' schedules burning you out? How do we balance our kids pursuit of extra-curricular activities with keeping our own sanity (and a moment to ourselves)? One of the biggest complaints I hear from burned-out moms is the pressure from extended family and friends to keep adding more and more activities to their busy kids weekly schedules. Another pressure comes from within us — that nagging condemning voice of guilt that tells us we are depriving our kids if we don't fill their week with activities. Encouraging our kids to pursue music, the arts, sports, and other things is wonderful. But where do we draw the line? When does it all become too much — not only for the kids but chauffeur moms?
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Over-scheduling is a hot topic, but in the end, parents have to strike their own balance. LiveScience asked parents and experts how they set the extracurricular agenda for their own kids. One thing is for sure: Every family is different. "There's difference between doing a lot and accomplishing a lot. In what I see, students erroneously pile on more activities because they believe that the more you do the better chance you have of getting into Harvard. And that's just simply not true. Successful college applicants generally are not well-rounded, they're well-lopsided. So I usually advise students to spend more time on fewer activities. Do what you like, do a lot of it, and excel at it." -Steven Goodman, Educational Consultant and Admissions Strategist. Read more.
This week's GirlTalk Panel
Sarah Cook, CEO of Raising CEO Kids knows first-hand what it is like to grown up in an entrepreneurial home and the benefits that it can bring to kids. Sarah’s father owned his own successful computer programming business as did her grandfather. Their example left a huge impact on Sarah who received her BA in Family Studies from Utah State University and has owned her own successful national-wide direct sales skin care business for nearly 16 years. In the last three years Sarah has worked diligently with her own three children to help bring their business ideas to life. Now she wants to share what she has learned with CEO Kids and their parents from around the world. Sarah is from the Sacramento area.
Annmarie Seldon is principal of AMS Communications, a marketing and PR consulting practice specializing in consumer products. As a trend expert and Family Lifestyle Contributor to publications and TV and radio stations, she is available for interviews and reporting on business, lifestyle and product trends and topics of interest to moms. As a working mother of two children, she is also an expert on mom style, and she knows how to stay on the pulse of what is necessary, hip, modern, and must-have to balance it all. Find her online at trendymommies.com. Annmarie hails from the Boston area.
Kerri Twig is a mama and children’s idea facilitator. Kerri has taught creative drama for 14 years in theatres, schools, hospitals, community centres, churches, even a boat house. She has experienced raising children while being unemployed, while running an ebay business, while being a single mom working part-time at a radio station, and while working a full time flexible job. Kerri is currently re-working her Mrs. Twigg workshops to offer creative childcare during weddings, conferences and retreats. She holds a M.Ed in Humane Education and a B.A in Drama in Education. She can be found at mrs.twigg.ca.
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