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My husband is away from home many times during the week due to work, so often it is just me and the boys throughout the week.

At times it is difficult, particularly on those occasions when we have all been sick or when the boys were really young.  I take my hat off to all the single parent families out there.

Now the boys are getting older, they are really starting to miss having their Dad around every day. They jump all over him when he gets home and often they choose him over me when it comes to putting them to bed or reading a story.

Boys look up to their Dads for many reasons.   They are often more fun and not as cautious and serious as their Mum – well this is true in our family anyway.

With kids back at school and back into the terms activities, I sometimes wonder whether they are doing too much.

Both my sons attend three structured activities during the week. This is on top of school for my six year old and preschool for the three year old.

As we race around week after week, I wonder are all of these activities really necessary? Of course every kid in Australia has to learn to swim, but what of the other activities we enrol them in?  

Maybe coming home from school and playing outside, rather than rushing off to another commitment is better for them.

Are we becoming a generation that wants our kids to excel at everything from sport to music to art? Maybe making mudpies and daisy chains is just as good.