Free Play Fuels Learning: Kids Thrive Without Formal Teaching
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
Parents Drown in Endless School Communication Channels
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...
Japanese Kids Walk to School Solo at Age Five
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...
Majority of Parents Restrict Neighborhood Play, Kids Go Online
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...
Therapist Offers Free Zoom Sessions for Kids' Storm Anxiety
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
Unsure About Unsupervised Neighborhood Play? Ask Yourself
PARENTS of kids 5 - 13: Do you let your kids play with the other kids in the neighborhood, unsupervised?