Kids' activities are starting to feel like a cult — I'm out

Instead of packing our children's schedule with activities, maybe we could allow them some time out for themselves, writes Laurie Morrissey

My children have several wonderful sports clubs involved in coaching them in school time and they participate in a variety of competitive blitzes. File picture

We’re all talking about how insane our children’s activity schedules are. 

Between dropping and collecting, buying the gear, washing the gear, packing the snacks and downloading the apps, so much of our devotion to what our kids do in their spare time comes from a place of love and a desire to gift our children every opportunity possible.