Why do kids need to relax after school?
Justine Koelpin
2025-06-29 05:04:47
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Kids are wiped out, and home can be a safe place to lose it. Being in school all day — whether in-person or virtual — is tiring for many kids. For some, it’s completely exhausting. Kids spend the whole day trying to sit still, focus, answer questions, and do classwork. Plus there are rules and routines to keep in mind. And they have to try to get along with the other kids. They may be more sensitive than others to school demands. Or they may be struggling with math, reading, or writing. By the end of the day, they don’t have any energy left to keep a lid on their feelings.
Cody Douglas
2025-06-29 04:56:14
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Everyone needs time to relax and decompress, kids included. Kids have to be on and focused while at school and at extracurricular activities. Being able to wind down after these obligations is imperative. Our brains need time to relax and take a pause from the craziness of our daily lives. Relaxing allows children to do things they want to do, rather than things they have to do. Providing your child with downtime can help eliminate stress, improve their sleep, and improve their school performance. Constant sports practices and games, studying for school, completing homework, and running family errands can add up to be a packed schedule with no room for relaxation. If your child is overscheduled, they may be experiencing poor sleep habits and/or poor school performance.
Malika Hirthe
2025-06-29 04:54:13
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They still need time to just be kids. Because without that, they're missing some really fundamental aspects of being young. Without the ability to relax and decompress in an unstructured way, our kids have no outlets for relieving stress or anxiety or solving problems and they become conditioned to look to us to fill all their time. Our kids still need downtime and free playtime and freedom to make their own choices, in spite of the fact that most parents today feel ridiculous guilt over seeing their kids without anything to do. During empty hours, kids explore the world at their own pace, develop their own unique set of interests, and indulge in the sort of fantasy play that will help them figure out how to create their own happiness, handle problems with others on their own, and sensibly manage their own time. That's a critical life skill. Our kids need a break from responsibility just as much as we do.
Lula Stokes
2025-06-29 01:55:26
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Everyone needs time to relax and decompress – including tamariki. Downtime gives your children time to rest and process the events of their day including learning and social interactions at school. With these good intentions at heart, it’s easy for parents fall into the trap of over-scheduling their children’s after school and weekend hours with too many activities. As well as school and work commitments, it’s not unusual for tamariki to have multiple extra-curricular activities each week. Understandably, parents want to give their off spring opportunities to try new things, pursue interests, develop their talents and find their passions. There is no denying that family life is busy.