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A culture of parental overinvolvement and overprotection and overscheduling of children is feeding the War on Play. One study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine found that children’s free-play time dropped by a quarter between 1981 and 1997, and “this change appears to be driven by increases in the amount of time children spend in structured activities.”

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Pasi Sahlberg, William Doyle

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Let The Children Play

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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.

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