MAJOR STUDY FINDS:
"Imaginative play is not just recreational but a foundational developmental tool that supports long-term mental wellbeing."
LET'S STOP REPLACING IT WITH SCREENS & ADULT-LED ACTIVITIES!
https://neurosciencenews.com/pretend-play-mental-health-30580/
H/T @sambmd
"When adults intervene unnecessarily in children’s lives—supervising their play, mediating their disputes—they effectively call the rehearsal off, increasing the odds that things will go poorly later on."
By
@SimonLewsen
@thewalrus
Bill Maher is singing the Free-Range Kids / Let Grow tune! Give kids back more independence, free play --
And acorns!
BRILLIANT ARTICLE on what KIDS lose out on when we TRACK THEM:
"Is it really about their safety — or is it about protecting our own peace of mind at their expense?"
by
@KJezerMorton
https://thecut.com/article/kids-location-sharing-tracking-each-other.html?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email_acq&utm_campaign=helicopter_cut&ueid=88ea09ba12c5ff6d3bc694d6a8019867&utm_term=Secondary%20Marketing%20List:%20The%20Cut%20-%20Parenting%20Interest
PSA from Lenore:
Our kids are not in constant danger from creeps, kidnapping, germs, grades, flashers, frustration, failure, baby snatchers, bugs, bullies, men, sleepovers and/or the perils of a non-organic grape.
So we don't have to parent as if they are.
Mom let son, 7, bike to school. And now?
"He seems to stand a foot taller. It’s amazing how it has transformed our mornings. Before, we were fighting & getting into the van at the last possible moment, now he gets himself ready & goes early!"
A mom (who's a cognitive scientist) wants her 10 year old twins to get lost.
For developmental reasons!
Wondering if crime is up or down? Are kids in more danger now than ever? How common is child kidnapping?
Take a look at the #LetGrowOrg Crime Stats page:
TEDx Talk by a 9-y.o.:
What it's like to grow up in a "No talking, no running, no tag!" world!
here is #LetGrowOrg 's list of phone-free camps!
Lenore Skenazy
Lenore Fan
