free play
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Puzzle #110 · September 19, 2025
Free play is child-led, unstructured play where children choose their activities and make their own decisions. Children who are over-scheduled with activities often miss out on free play.
Dr. Peter Grey discusses the importance of free play and issues stemming from a major decline in free play time available to children over the last 60 years.
Dr. Peter Grey discusses the importance of free play and issues stemming from a major decline in free play time available to children over the last 60 years.
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- Puzzle #110 on September 19, 2025
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