“Work smarter, not more.”
Dr. Lata McGinn discusses the negative impact of overscheduling on children and their mental health in a recent Scarsdale Inquirer article recapping her invited presentation for the Scarsdale Parent Teacher Council and CHILD. In addition to increasing anxiety, overscheduling can create unachievable standards, an inability to tolerate boredom, and impairs autonomy, self-direction and sense of self.
