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Need a shot of inspiration? Here's 3 mins of @Ashoka founder Bill Drayton on seeing the interconnectedness of everything in nature, and how getting into the woods as a KID shaped him. Kids need a chance to explore the REAL world. https://t.co/3hAsZUdNre
"The Quiet Disappearance of the Free-Range Childhood" When can a kid play outside alone? 2 parents, 1 stranger & the state collide. By @BigThink & Stephen Johnson Sums up a lot of the work of Diane Redleaf, Peter Gray, @JonHaidt, @DavidDelugas & me! https://t.co/ialHO40DHR
I wrote on "Stand by Me," too. @SarahAWildman's piece is better: "The End of the Free-Range, Device-Free ‘Stand By Me’ Childhood" "I thought I remembered the film well--the quest, the camaraderie. But [recently] I realized I had missed the melancholy." https://t.co/mmoVLaYg35
Proud to be on this podcast with the man who made me understand the incredible value of free play -- and how much kids are learning even when not being "taught." That is, the inspirational Peter Gray: https://t.co/PzIhPVqRxR
MODERN LIFE FOR PARENTS: "I get two different sets of weekly emails (one from the classroom teachers, one from the school), plus there’s a PTO email list, an occasional announcement email list, an informal Whatsapp group, a formal Whatsapp group and...
LOVE this @Parents piece on worldwide parenting norms. "The American attitude that kids need to be monitored at all times would balk, but in Japan, kids get themselves to and from school—either by walking or by public transit—as young as 5." More...
And yet, poll released this week by American Home Shield found 59% of Americans won't let their kids play w/ neighborhood kids. Gee, I wonder why kids spend so much time online. https://t.co/GOORd7oU34 is trying to renormalize childhood. Including playing...
Friend just got a note from his kid's pre-k. With thunderstorm coming, a therapist was offering free Zoom session to help kids deal w/ stormy weather. Strike anyone else as emblematic of our era? https://t.co/fBnzUbv1XE
PARENTS of kids 5 - 13: Do you let your kids play with the other kids in the neighborhood, unsupervised?
