Welcoming The Input -

Trying ye ol' hand at openly stating the obvious here.  So, I created this blog originally to "bla bla bla" about my website but I actually want to hear what others have to say as well.  I think it is more fun to chat amongst others instead of silently speaking to myself... I get to do that enough working from home.  So, the first topic? not sure, all I want to say is keep it [semi] clean and be kind to our fellow bloggers.  After all, this is being posted to a family friendly website. 

Since I know a good portion of my fellow folks are mothers I will ask: what are your thoughts on daily routines, schedules, sports and generally keeping the kiddos busy without overwhelming them?  I see a wide array of techniques and some, I am proud to say, i would NEVER do - and others I would love to try: BUT- is it really working out for you as so it appears?  I see some extremely happy kids but when i hear their oh-so-extravagant schedules it exhausts me to even wrap my head around it.  Do they enjoy it?  And some kids i hear "i wish i could...." which breaks my heart and makes me want to invite them to our outings.  (then reality sets back in...)

What do you do, and how does it balance?