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BALANCING WORK-TIME AND PLAY-TIME

BALANCING WORK-TIME AND PLAY-TIME"Times of Our Lives," written by education professor John G. Ramsay, suggests how families can best balance work time and play time. The three keys to effective scheduling are ...

bulletclarity,
bulletdiscipline,
bulletand flexibility

Ramsay encourages families to use these principles to balance time for reading, school, practice, play, friends, phone calls, adventures, relaxation, 'debriefing', and sleep.

He reminds readers to be flexible enough to accept that "the best laid plans don't always work."

Want to learn more?  Read the complete story on National PTA's Parent Talk web site:

www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/parenttalk/pt_stressed.asp

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