Children involving in extra curricular activities may be due to peer pressure or the concern of building a resume to get into a good college. At times, the parents force the child into extra-curricular just to keep them occupied. Too many extra-curricular activities can however lead to overload.
The indications for overload include the child feeling tired, exhausted or depressed, not enjoying the activity they once loved, lower grades in school, and starting to develop ailments like joint pains, headaches or stomach aches.
An active extra-curricular schedule can also negatively affect friendships and a child’s social life, which would have a bad impact on the child’s personality.
Extra curricular activities should ideally be scheduled one at a time, and the second activity started only when the child has acquired a fair level of competency in the first activity and is ready to multi-task. The activity the child undertakes should also be appropriate to the child’s age.