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SO MANY ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS

Here in Spain (or, at least, here in Galicia) there always is some kind of activity for the kids.  During the scholastic year there are the ludotecas in the evenings.  In summer there are the ‘morning activities’ in July and then the summer camps (i.e. mornings and evenings) in August.  I recall a comment passed by another volunteer a few months ago: “Here in Spain the parents would do better to buy a pet rather than have kids.  They never have time for their kids:  The kids are at school in the morning and then there’re the socio-cultural centres in the afternoons.  And in summer they send them to summer camps and activities.  It seems to me that they never have enough time to dedicate to their children.” Well, that’s one way of looking at it.  However it is also true that this presence of many activities is very good for the kids.  From them they learn more how to behave with other children and learn how to discipline themselves and share.  In the end these play areas are a form