However, these tools are not used appropriately by parents. “In Australia, approximately 74 percent of children aged five to 14 participated in organized sporting or cultural activities in 2009 (ABS, 2009 cited in Simoncini & Caltabiono, 2012). Parents involve their children in these activities to acquire the additional skills needed to cope with the changing demands of society. They don't even think that the child is at a developmental level that allows them to learn all these extracurricular activities. Gesell identified developmental milestones for specific age groups so parents can track children's growth and not push them to learn too much. Walker also argued that there is nothing wrong with extracurricular activities but they should be planned in such a way that children do not get tired. This fatigue can create boredom, which harms their learning and