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you to worry too much, because in the end you can only deal with life one zombie at a time. They have learned that it’s ok to be afraid, because everyone is. They have learned that it’s ok to fail, because sooner or later, everyone does. Eventually, they learn that bravery doesn’t have anything to do with not being afraid, and everything to do with not giving up no matter how scared you really are. As for myself, I have learned that it is far more important to play with children than to teach them. If I can teach them how to play, they will learn how to teach themselves. Do you want to win the War on Childhood? There’s really only one way to do it: Gather up the kids, shut off your computer, put away your tablet, and set down your phone. Now, go outside and play.
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(Or, a few of the things I’m reading that draw me to this conclusion!)
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Ascharya, Kat. “Why So Many Kids Don’t Play Outside Anymore.” Dec. 12, 2015. Modern Parent. http://2machines.com/188164/ Grey, Peter. “Freedom to Learn” Psychology Today http://www. psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201404/risky-play-whychildren-love-it-and-need-it Hanscom, Angela. “How Schools Ruined Recess.” The Washington Post. December 3, 2015. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/ answer-sheet/wp/2015/02/04/how-schools-ruined-recess-and-fourthings-needed-to-fix-it/ Hanscom, Angela. “Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today.” The Washington Post. December 3, 2015. https://www. washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/07/08/whyso-many-kids-cant-sit-still-in-school-today/ Rosin, Hannah. “The Overprotected Kid,” Atlantic Monthly, April 2014 http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/heyparents-leave-those-kids-alone/358631/ Sandseter, Ellen. Children’s Risky Play from an Evolutionary Perspective: The Anti-Phobic Effects of Thrilling Experiences. http:// www.epjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/EP092572842.pdf Westerveldt, Eric. “Where the Wild Things Play,” NPR ed. http:// www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/04/334896321/where-the-wildthings-play Strauss, Valerie. “The decline of play in pre-schoolers –and the rise of sensory issues.” The Washington Post. December 3, 2015. https:// www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/09/01/ the-decline-of-play-in-preschoolers-and-the-rise-in-sensory-issues/
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