Tag: extracurricular activities
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Considering Academic Summer Camps for Your Kids? Buy a Lottery Ticket First
Get Pregnant Fast As spring approached last year, I dove into the search for academic summer camps for my high schooler. If you’re not yet entrenched in the competitive world of high school achievement and college application enhancement, brace yourself: it’s a cutthroat environment. By “cutthroat,” I mean the race to be the most overscheduled…
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Why We’re Choosing to Forego Extracurricular Activities
Get Pregnant Fast As the local youth baseball and softball season kicks off, we had every intention of enrolling our kids. However, before we even had a chance to visit the registration page, the deadline had passed. It hit me hard this past week as I encountered numerous families whose children were actively participating in…
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Embracing the Ordinary: Why It’s Okay to Be Average
Get Pregnant Fast Parenting Insights By Jamie Updated: November 16, 2023 Originally Published: November 16, 2023 Your friend rushes over to your table, breathless and apologetic for being late to your monthly lunch catch-up. “I’m so sorry!” she exclaims. “I just got back from Jake’s private cello lesson. He’s going to nationals next week!” “Wow,…
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My Child Prefers Solo Activities, and That’s Perfectly Fine
Get Pregnant Fast As a parent, my mornings often begin with a mental checklist of the day’s activities, carefully coordinating our family schedule around my youngest’s eagerness to dive into every extracurricular option available. Currently, he’s engaged with basketball and Scouts, and while he’s expressed an interest in soccer and flag football, we had to…