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Doctors urge more playtime for children

post #1 of 3
10/9/06 at 7:59pm
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Here's some soothing medicine for stressed-out parents and overscheduled kids: The American Academy of Pediatrics says what children really need for healthy development is more good, old-fashioned playtime.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/more_playtime

My dd gets plenty of good old fashioned free playtime. We don't have any scheduled activities for her. We haven't had a way to get to anything other than walk for a year.
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post #2 of 3
10/9/06 at 9:27pm
I've noticed that the girls are happiest too when they have just free play time.
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post #3 of 3
10/10/06 at 3:24am
that article is so true! there are so many fun things that i would love to put logan in, but he is happiest on days when we dont even leave the house... so he can just play and relax around the house.

there is time enough once he is in school to have to live by too much of a schedule!
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