Striking the balance: busy is better for kids

By Rachel Browne
Updated August 15 2015 - 1:14am, first published 1:05am
Stu White and Jodie McGregor with their three children, Pirra, 12, Remi, 10, and Carter, 8, in Annandale.
Stu White and Jodie McGregor with their three children, Pirra, 12, Remi, 10, and Carter, 8, in Annandale.

Jodie McGregor is a florist by trade and a time management expert by necessity. With three children immersed in 11 extracurricular activities, she and husband Stu White approach each week with military-style planning to accommodate a schedule that includes soccer, swimming, touch footy, tutoring, rugby, gymnastics, acrobatics and netball.

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