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		<title>By: Tips for Managing Too Many After School Activities &#124; Home Improvement Site Best</title>
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		<title>By: CG NOW! &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Tips for Managing Too Many After School Activities</title>
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		<title>By: Tips for Managing Too Many After School Activities &#124; Free Articles Directory</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Kids Activities &#124; Parenting Tips at NeenMachine.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] time. As a parent, I like that the kids are involved in sports and activities. I have even offered parenting advice on extracurricular [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Tips For Managing Too Many After School Activities &#124; BlogLivester.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Neena</title>
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		<dc:creator>Neena</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bill,
I hear you! Numbers play a big part of the &quot;busy-ness&quot; factor. With four very involved kids, our afternoons sound much like yours. Even if only one child has an activity, the rest need to tag along for the ride. 

My solution has been to enroll the others in activities as well - especially if they are in the vicinity of where I have to be anyway. 

While that may eliminate an hour or so of boredom on the part of my other children - the overall effect is to make us even busier. 

But I try to be a bit lenient when it comes to missing a day here or there. Sometimes free time is just &quot;priceless&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bill,<br />
I hear you! Numbers play a big part of the &#8220;busy-ness&#8221; factor. With four very involved kids, our afternoons sound much like yours. Even if only one child has an activity, the rest need to tag along for the ride. </p>
<p>My solution has been to enroll the others in activities as well &#8211; especially if they are in the vicinity of where I have to be anyway. </p>
<p>While that may eliminate an hour or so of boredom on the part of my other children &#8211; the overall effect is to make us even busier. </p>
<p>But I try to be a bit lenient when it comes to missing a day here or there. Sometimes free time is just &#8220;priceless&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Tips For Managing Too Many After School Activities &#124; Ooparticle.net</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tips For Managing Too Many After School Activities &#124; Ooparticle.net</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 12:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Bill Layton</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bill Layton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 18:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The situation I find myself in with my kids is that their mother books their time six days a week for extracurricular activities (three children times two activities each), and my time with them is completely controlled. I believe that Ext. Curr. is great, but there is a point where it is not doing anyone any good. When is there time for just play? The not-so-organized outside playtime, like tag, fox and rabbit, house and so on? riding bikes to anywhere? I see a lot of pressure put on my kids to &quot;not let the team down&quot;, despite being only 5 to 8 years old. For me, if they want to miss a day that shouldn&#039;t be a problem.

Frustrated.

b.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The situation I find myself in with my kids is that their mother books their time six days a week for extracurricular activities (three children times two activities each), and my time with them is completely controlled. I believe that Ext. Curr. is great, but there is a point where it is not doing anyone any good. When is there time for just play? The not-so-organized outside playtime, like tag, fox and rabbit, house and so on? riding bikes to anywhere? I see a lot of pressure put on my kids to &#8220;not let the team down&#8221;, despite being only 5 to 8 years old. For me, if they want to miss a day that shouldn&#8217;t be a problem.</p>
<p>Frustrated.</p>
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		<title>By: Tips For Managing Too Many After School Activities &#124; Articleslife.net</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Tips For Managing Too Many After School Activities &#124; BlogYozu.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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