We All Need Downtime – Parents & Kids Alike

We All Need Downtime – Parents & Kids Alike

One day while sharing a lesson on work-play balance, I asked the group of sixth graders I was working with, “What happens if you were to play all the time?” They said that you’d live with your parents for the rest of your life. “So, what happens if you work too much?”...
Structured Time vs. Free Time for Play – Why Not Both?

Structured Time vs. Free Time for Play – Why Not Both?

Could there possibly be any benefit in overscheduling a child’s life? Here’s how one mother defended it in a recent essay for the Washington Post: Of course, there is value in sitting in a corner reading, playing board games, climbing a tree or just daydreaming. But...

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