HS student time usage: unscheduled leisure

mom60
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:00:47 +0000

I think it is a boy thing. Mine can play XBox for hours at a time. Though he has also taken a liking to Texas Hold Em as well. He can also do that for hours.
During the school week we do our best to minimize the time he spends on it. We have insisted that he do team sports at school. During the season he was to busy to play but now it is off season and he has a regular school day till track starts up so he does have some evening free time. We got him a membership to the YMCA and we try to get him to go a few nights a week.
In the summer it is a lot harder.
I also like Carolyn find that he is much more pleasant when he is not playing as much.
We have suggested he join some clubs but he has resisted. Takes to much time he says. What he really means is that he doesn’t want to give up his X box time.
We suggested Chess Club and his younger elementary age sister told him that the Chess club was for dorks. Don’t know where she picks up these things.

I also know that for the most part kids where we live have a ton of unstructured time.