Lack of free play among children is causing harm, say experts
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 10:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Hovering helicopter parents who restrict their kids' unstructured play may actually harm, rather than help, children according to the latest issue of the American Journal of Play, a scholarly journal which has gathered a distinguished group of experts to probe the near-extinction of free play and its effects on children and society.