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Ruth Gaskovski's avatar

Schools have relegated play to the sidelines at the cost of children discovering the most basic lessons in being human: forming relationships, collaborating, imagining, creating. We often expect solutions to be complex and expensive, yet your report and the testimonies from parents affirm that something a simple as free play fulfills children's most basic needs and helps them to flourish. All the best in your continued work to spread the word on this simple cure!

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Kiara Hainsworth's avatar

I'm only 14, and yet have still seen the decline of kids just being kids. When I was four and five, every afternoon, tons of the kids would meet at the park after school. A huge group would play tackle football while the rest played games like Floor is Lava on the playground. I miss those days. Kids just don't play at the park anymore. It's so good for them, though, I'm glad to see efforts being made to get back to things like that!

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