30 Aug, 2011
Kids stopped from playing outside cause depression, suicide risk – Indian Express
The American Journal of Play asked a group of experts to investigate the near-extinction of free play and its effects on children and society.
The experts said that without free outdoor play, children are prone to obesity, poor physical health and are unable to develop social skills.
“Over the last 50 years opportunities for children to play freely have declined dramatically in the United States and other developed nations,” the Daily Express quoted Peter Gray, professor of psychology at Boston College, as saying.
via Kids stopped from playing outside cause depression, suicide risk – Indian Express.
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