If you have children you may be one of those over-scheduled families. You want your child to be successful in life so you have them involved in several after-school activities and sports. This will lead to a well rounded child. Right? Yes, and well stressed as well.

“It was 6:30 p.m. The lights were still on at Needham High School, here in the affluent Boston suburbs. Paul Richards, the principal, was meeting with the Stress Reduction Committee.
On the agenda: finding the right time to bring in experts to train students in relaxation techniques.”

“Don’t try to have them teach relaxation in study hall, said Olivia Boyd, a senior. Students, she explained, won’t want to interrupt their work. They were already too busy before or after school for the training.”
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