The kids are back in school and the weather has been beautiful. I am seeing that summer is going to happen, for awhile there it was so distant. This time of year my spirits lift a little with the return of longer and warmer days. There are lots of activities for the little ones in the coming months; I get overwhelmed thinking about it. I want to make sure that I am not over scheduling my daughter, but somehow many activities just sneak into our lives and before I know it we are missing out on good old fashioned unstructured play time. Life is busy. I am realizing that there may not be a reprieve from the pace I currently operate at. I am trying not to drag my daughter into the race I run every day, I try to respect her concept of time. Having said that, I do have to make it to places at certain predetermined times and that can be in conflict with a five year old's pace. How do I balance the nurturing and the schedule? I am constantly trying to figure this out. Some days I feel successful, others not so much. Let us know how you feel about scheduling commitments and raising a child. How do you balance the needs of your children and the demands outside of parenting?
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