I don't disagree with your observation Mama. My DD is soon to be 4 and we limit her extra activities to 2 max. She is in school 3 times a week and I would like to have time to just be with her on her off days. But this isn't completely realistic since she loves dance and has been doing it for 2 years, which means she has dance class on one of the days she is off. The other day is completely free.
I also think the amount of extra activities depends on the family and even where they live. New York is an interesting city in that you have so much offered and the opportunity to experience such wonderful things from great resources that if I did live there I would probably be more likely to sign DD up for more.
We have been talking about activities for next year and want to add music into the mix and might even eliminate dance but it really depends on DD.
