Challenge Success: Finding Balance

     Playtime, downtime and family time is very important for youth, although it is also necessary that teenagers get this free time as well. “There are things to be learned from playtime, downtime and family time that can’t be learned in the classroom, onstage, on the field or at the rink,” (Antonia). Many teenagers are getting too stressed out with school, sports, and work if they have a job. That's why it is important for them to get free time, so they don't become too stressed. Stress can cause many bad things that you don't want your teenage kid to go through, for example; depression and suicidal thoughts. For teenagers, play time and downtime look different. “They need to be with friends in person, or to just lie around,”(Antonia). Parents sometimes think that their kids just get in trouble when they go hangout with their friends but this can really help a teenager that is stressing too much from school.