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Overload: Families today are victims of overscheduling

Published: Monday, April 16, 2007 12:16 a.m. MDT
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• The time kids spend in structured sports doubled from 1981 to 1997, from two hours and 20 minutes per week to five hours and 17 minutes per week. Passive observation of sports (not counting televised sports) went from 30 minutes a week to three hours per week as more and more children spend time watching their siblings play sports.

• Studying time doubled.

• A poll taken in 2000 for the YMCA showed that "not having enough time with parents" tied with educational worries as the top concern of teenagers.

If you go

What: Lynette Rasmussen, speaking on "Balancing Work and Family Life," at the Sixth Annual Spafford Spring Roundtable

Where: Marriott University Park Hotel

When: April 23, 3 p.m.

How much: free

Phone: reservations required, 581-4863


E-mail: susan@desnews.com

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