Neighborhoods that Nurture: Why The Play-Based Childhood Requires More Than Just Putting Down the Phone
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Neighborhoods that Nurture: Why The Play-Based Childhood Requires More Than Just Putting Down the Phone
Americans used to live within “place-based networks” of clubs, churches, schools, commerce, and recreation that overlapped, wrapping individuals in social support. Local networks protected individuals from isolation and loneliness.
Those networks have largely disappeared, replaced by networks based outside the local community. We shop and interact... See more
Those networks have largely disappeared, replaced by networks based outside the local community. We shop and interact... See more
Why we need to design community into neighborhoods
Kids being raised on screens long for real freedom. It’s like they’re homesick for a world they’ve never known.
My latest in @theatlantic, with @lenoreskenazy_freerange (we cofounded @letgroworg together): We asked kids what activities they liked the most. Real-world, unsupervised play won out by a wide margin.... See more
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