What Has Caused the Long Decline in Kids’ Mental Health? March 25, 2023 from Freedom to Learn I begin with two well-established facts: 1. Over the past four or five decades there has been a gradual, but overall huge decline in the freedom of children and even teens to play, roam, and engage in any activities away from direct adult oversight and control. Long gone are the days when 5-year-olds walked by themselves or with friends to kindergarten, or kids of all ages could be seen playing in parks or vacant lots with no adults around, or 12-year-olds had paper routes or other responsible jobs they managed themselves.
Reschooling Posts // March 19-25, 2023
Reschooling Posts // March 19-25, 2023
Reschooling Posts // March 19-25, 2023
What Has Caused the Long Decline in Kids’ Mental Health? March 25, 2023 from Freedom to Learn I begin with two well-established facts: 1. Over the past four or five decades there has been a gradual, but overall huge decline in the freedom of children and even teens to play, roam, and engage in any activities away from direct adult oversight and control. Long gone are the days when 5-year-olds walked by themselves or with friends to kindergarten, or kids of all ages could be seen playing in parks or vacant lots with no adults around, or 12-year-olds had paper routes or other responsible jobs they managed themselves.