• After-school activities can up take a lot of time and money — especially when you have four kids. • That's why our kids are only allowed to participate in one extracurricular activity at a time. • Balancing and limiting activities allows our family more time for rest, academics, and bonding.

It's a typical Tuesday evening. Like many families, we're in our minivan, zipping from one kid activity to the next. We will repeat our routine almost every evening and Saturday. Yes, it's exhausting at times. However, unlike many other families, each of our kids is only allowed to be in one activity at a time.

Our family vibe when it comes to extracurriculars is "less is more." We have found many perks in limiting our kids extracurriculars, despite the "more is better" load that many we know c

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