How Parenting Expectations Have Changed Over The Years
Free time is for SAT prep
Free time used to be, well, first off, aplenty. Kids had tons of it. They got out of school at 3pm and just played. Now free time is an opportunity to prepare for the next thing in life. It’s an opportunity to do volunteer work to ensure that prestigious high school accepts your 12-year-old. It’s an opportunity to do extra SAT prep work. It’s an opportunity to take lessons in a second language or an instrument or gastronomy.