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How many extracurricular activities should your child do?

How many extracurricular activities should your child do? It can help kids gain confidence and build up social skills, but can it burn them out? And turn parents into a taxi service? Henry McKean asks how many extracurricular activities is the right...

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10.11 4 Oct 2022


How many extracurricular activities should your child do?


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10.11 4 Oct 2022


How many extracurricular activities should your child do? It can help kids gain confidence and build up social skills, but can it burn them out? And turn parents into a taxi service? Henry McKean asks how many extracurricular activities is the right amount?  He visited an after-school club and met parents, principals and kids.

Also joining Pat was Dr Malie Coyne Clinical Psychologist and Author.


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