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[...] Play time is in short supply for children these days and the lifelong consequences for developing children can be more serious than many people realize.
An article in the most recent issue of the American Journal of Play details not only how much children's play time has declined, but how this lack of play affects emotional development, leading to the rise of anxiety, depression, and problems of attention and self control.
[...] Gray describes this kind of unstructured, freely-chosen play as a testing ground for life. It provides critical life experiences without which young children cannot develop into confident and competent adults. Gray's article is meant to serve as a wake-up call regarding the effects of lost play, and he believes that lack of childhood free play time is a huge loss that must be addressed for the sake of our children and society.
Parents who hover over and intrude on their children's play are a big part of the problem, according to Gray. "It is hard to find groups of children outdoors at all, and, if you do find them, they are likely to be wearing uniforms and following the directions of coaches while their parents dutifully watch and cheer." He cites a study which assessed the way 6- to 8-year-olds spent their time in 1981 and again in 1997.
(Score: 4, Informative) by black6host on Saturday May 12 2018, @04:20PM (3 children)
Ok, since the summary article just refers to another article I'm proving a link (PDF) to the original article.
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ985541.pdf [ed.gov]
Please note that the summary article and the original article are from 2011. Just FYI.
(Score: 2) by black6host on Saturday May 12 2018, @04:20PM
Providing, not proving.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 12 2018, @04:28PM (1 child)
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 13 2018, @03:08AM
Fake news! That wasn't a man, it was a Kandarian demon [blogspot.com]!