Play may be children’s work, but, The New York Times reports, a growing chorus worries that screen time and structured activities are crowding out what was once the defining characteristic of childhood – and remains a primary way that children build cognitive, social and emotional skills. “For several years, studies and statistics have been mounting [...]
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