Very interesting and relevant piece by Bruce Feiler. Extra-curricular activities aren’t the problem. Is the child getting enough sleep is a question. Or:
“The real problem, he said, lies with parents, especially highly successful ones who have a high degree of control over their own lives and who try to take similar control over their children’s lives. This leads them to make choices about after-school activities out of anxiety instead of interest in their child’s well-being.”