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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