A mother explained that she plans a tight schedule for her kids, allowing for little “down time.” In her experience, when kids have time on their hands, trouble results. And I get that. Like the old adage that “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop,” I remember plenty of times in my own house when kids with not enough to do would stir up misbehavior for its own sake. This parent has a good point, undoubtedly borne out by experience with her own three rowdy children. But sometimes I wonder about