From The New York Times last week:
"For several years, studies and statistics have been mounting that suggest the culture of play in the United States is vanishing. Children spend far too much time in front of a screen, educators and parents lament - 7 hours 38 minutes a day on average, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation last year....Children learn to control their impulses through games like Simon Says, play advocates believe, and they learn to solve problems, negotiate, think creatively and work as a team when they dig together in a sandbox or build a fort with sofa cushions".
Play is making a comeback. New initiatives are heading your way. Take a moment to read this article, then go have some fun with your kids!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/garden/06play.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=children%20and%20play&st=cse
