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Given what’s at stake, don’t we all have a moral, ethical, political, and social obligation to provide children with the time, space, and tools to generate play? Since our capacity to play is inborn and used to develop naturally, it seems strange that we now have to make a conscious effort to ensure children opportunities for make believe. But we do. In the reality of today’s childhood, play and its essential benefits are lost unless we consciously choose to resist prevailing societal norms, work to change them, or both. It’s not just that play is no longer supported by the dominant culture. It is being actively undermined.

Quote ID: 00403

Author

Susan Linn

Source

The Case For Make Believe

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