Time
The hours activities take beyond the session itself: travel, waiting, preparation and the shape of the family week.
Where does that time come from, and who in the family gives it up?
The real work behind raising active kids.
And The Little Ones Too is an evidence-led publication about youth sports, children’s activities and the systems around them: the hours, the money, the logistics and the family decisions that the activity itself never shows.
On the calendar
Saturday practice, nine to ten
Around it
An illustration, not data: one hour on a family calendar, and some of the work around it.
- Getting there, and getting back
- Waiting, with a younger sibling in tow
- Fees, forms and gear
- Who drives, and who stays home
- Meals that move around the schedule
- The conversation about next season
What we study
Four subjects, each about what surrounds the activity rather than the activity alone.
Money
What activities cost families: fees, equipment, travel and the costs no registration form lists.
What do activities cost a family beyond the registration fee?
Activities
The sports, lessons, clubs and programs themselves: how children start, stay and stop.
What keeps children in an activity, and what leads them to stop?
Family Life
How activities shape the household: siblings, parents’ work, meals, rest and shared decisions.
How does one child’s schedule affect their brothers and sisters?
Latest
8 published
How to read our work
Every piece labels three kinds of statement. Our editorial standards
- Sourced fact
- Established by a named source, dated beside it.
- Analysis
- What we conclude, with the reasoning shown.
- Interpretation
- A judgment, labeled as one.
About the publication
And The Little Ones Too is published by ACTIQO, which builds software for families managing children’s activities.