Overparenting among children

There was a person who was over parented a lot in my community. I knew him from the day he was born and I have never seen anyone over parented like him. By the age of 4, he was put in these math and reading classes where he would learn his alphabet and numbers. He got homework on it every single night apart from the homework he would get from school. He is still taking these classes. When he turned 8, his mother put him in soccer and swimming lessons so that he has some extra-curricular activities. He had homework from school and homework to do from his learning classes every single day. He spent four hours doing homework at the age of 8. To top it off, four days of the week he was put in sports for 2 hours each. He would come home from school and be active from 4-10 almost every single day. When I was his age, I was in bed by 9 p.m. This boy is pressured to be active until 10 pm every day. I think he is extremely over parented. When I asked my parents they told me that it was a good thing. However, I knew that for a child it is very difficult to balance out such a busy life. A part of growing up is socializing with others and learning things from interactions. However, this kid was so caught up with work that he didn’t even have time for that.