See this week's Time magazine article, titled Ready, Set, Relax! Fed up with the fast track, people are banding together to find ways to slow things down. Here is an excerpt:

"Frantic families equal fragile families."

"That message stirred up parents in the Twin Cities suburb of Wayzata, Minn., when Doherty lectured there five years ago. His talk sparked a communitywide initiative called Putting Family First. One project: a book, written by Doherty and coalition organizer Barbara Carlson, filled with such advice as making family vacations a priority and strategies for finding time to talk with kids about their day. The group also launched a website and published a Consumer Reports — style guide to local after-school activities, providing analyses of the time and travel demands involved in pursuing each undertaking — not exactly a laid-back approach to overscheduling, but at least a nod in that direction. Nearly 5,000 families in the surrounding eight-city area snapped up copies. "

Posted by Susan at 10/22/2003 12:37:50 PM | Link