07.30.2008 3:00 am

Is there any way to go back to the good old days of play?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Today’s page 1 story discusses how children are spending less and less time outside, particularly on their own in imaginative, unstructured play. It hearkens back to our days when it was common to play outside with other kids unsupervised in…

Tags: child development, outdoors, play, unsupervised play

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07.10.2008 10:35 am

Do you let your kids play on their own outside?

By Nancy Cambria

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Crime rates against children have drastically declined in the past decade. Child abductions, though horrific, are extremely rare. Yet, drive through most suburban subdivisions on a summer day or early eve, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find kids playing outside without a parent…

Tags: , crime, outside, parenting, play, unsupervised play, woods

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Is there any way to go back to the good old days of play?

Do you let your kids play on their own outside?

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