Dr. Peter Gray from Boston College, discusses the article: Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decline in Children’s Mental Wellbeing: Summary of the Evidence published with David Lancy and David Bjorklund. We talk about the causes of the rise in mental disorders for children, and spoiler alert, it seems to be the lack of play!
This is the organization Dr. Gray discussed https://letgrow.org/ (Let Grow)
Full Cite: Gray, P., Lancy, D. F., & Bjorklund, D. F. (2023). Decline in independent activity as a cause of decline in children’s mental wellbeing: Summary of the evidence. The Journal of Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.02.004
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234: Going behind the research w/Dr. Emily Jones
233: Rethinking the classification of games and sports in physical education w/Dr. Justen O'Connor
232: Going Behind the Research w/Dr. Michael Hemphill & Dr. Kevin Richards
231: Models Discussion w/Dr. Ash Casey
230: Transitions in Academia w/Dr. Collin Webster
229: AIESEP Connect on Meaningful PE
228: Going behind the research with Dr. Karen Gaudreault
227: It’s Just Safer When I Don’t Go There’: Trans People, Locker Rooms, and PA
226: PETE Collaborative April: The role of SEL in PE
225: Physical education in a post-COVID world: A blended-gamified approach
224: My Methods Courses Feel Like Walmart
223: AIESEP Connect Whole – of-School Physical Activity Programming
222: Spectrum of Teaching Styles and Models Based Practice
221: Teacher Beliefs and Changes in Practice Through Professional Development
220: What the HETE? PETE Collaborative March 2022
219: Article Club Gloria Ladson-Billings, I'm here for the hard re-set
218: 40yrs of TGfU AIESEP Connect
217: A new curriculum model for second-level physical education: Y-PATH PE4Me
216: Technology-Enhanced Learning Physical Education? A Critical Review of the Literature
215: State of a state: results from the Wyoming physical education and physical activity policy survey
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