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Term one of the school year is in full swing and with it the after school activities.
Sport, music, dance, learning another language - there are plenty of options.
But how much is too much?
And how can parents judge that?
Maggie Dent is known as the 'Queen of Commonsense Parenting'.
She's a former high school teacher, counsellor, mother of four sons, grandmother of seven, author of numerous books and the host of the ABC podcast Parental as Anything.
Maggie says the right mix takes into account the child's temperament, age, and time of year.
And she says if the activity is being driven by the parent, the benefits disappear.
