Yes,children DO need to catch up! 

👵 They need to catch up with their Grandparents.
👶 They need to catch up with their cousins.
🙋 They need to catch up with their friends.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 They need to catch up with visits to family. 
🏊‍♀️ They need to catch up with swimming and sports clubs.
🚴‍♂️ They need to catch up with trips to the trampoline park, the bike park, the play park.
🎟 They need to catch up with trips to the cinema and the theatre.
🎉 They need to catch up with birthday parties, playdates and sleepovers.
🧭 They need to catch up with their scouting groups.
🐅 They need to catch up with trips to the zoo, wildlife centres and aquariums.
🏰 They need to catch up with visits to museums and castles.
🏖 They need to catch up with trips to the beach.
⛺ They need to catch up with caravan and camping holidays.

So please don't worry about your child needing to catch up with school work!