This article is long but worth the read. I makes me want to tweak our days a little to free up even more time for play. I think we already get in more play time than the average. But no where as much as what is described in this article. But times have changed and I can't just open the door and let my kids run off unattended. What I can do is find the balance between learning what is needed for school work, encouragement to explore their own interests, extra curricular activities and last but definitely not least, as much playing as we can. They're only young for a short time. Here is the article...
http://www.aeonmagazine.com/being-human/children-today-are-suffering-a-severe-deficit-of-play/
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