How much free play/unstructured time for older Elementary?
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Anonymous
| Kids do need a lot of time for free play and downtime, regardless of age. We ALL need time to rest, "play"/engage in hobbies/exercise, ect. My 5th grader likes to have a lot of quiet time at home to play, read, do arts and crafts, play outside....whatever he wants to do, totally unstructured and without demands. He is neurodivergent and prefers to extra time at home vs. time at his after-school program, but he still likes going there at least once a week for their activities.... |